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My Son is Gay

My Son is Gay

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My Son is Gay

2016

2h 35m

1.3(3 votes)

Family

Drama

Overview

Story of Lakshmi, a mother, and her son Varun, who is gay. Varun struggles to accept his identity and opens up to Lakshmi, who is an orthodox lady. The film is a journey of their struggles to accept reality.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Anupama Kumar

Anupama Kumar

Lakshmi

Ashwinjith

Varun

Maya S. Krishnan

Maya S. Krishnan

Sriranjini

Sriranjini

Uma

Jayaprakash

Jayaprakash

Dr Ram

Jayashree Nair

Sharath

Rohit

Nakshatra Bagwe

Creative team

Directed by: Lokesh Kumar
Written by: Lokesh Kumar

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