Kaathal - The Core

The film is centered around a gay man -- played by an actor in his 70s -- in a heterosexual marriage. But it is his wife, Omana, who is the true central character. The movie is set in a small town in Kerala with a majority Roman Catholic population. The main characters belong to a traditional Catholic household. The other characters are a mix of Muslims and Hindus. The cast have diverse body types.

Teenage school children push, shove, and yell angrily at each other. Classmates bully a teenage boy by insinuating that he has a romantic relationship with one of his friends.

References to homosexuality, sexual needs, and intercourse, but no visuals. Suggestion (in the form of bullying) that two teens are in a romantic relationship. A character mentions that a couple was "caught red-handed."

Some bystanders make homophobic remarks toward a gay man, asking him to sit behind his nephew "because that would be enjoyable." Words like "nut-case," "crazy," and "degenerate" are used. Note for Hindi dubbing: The Hindi dubbing contains offensive mistranslations. For example, instead of "homosexuality" the dialogue is changed to "suffering from self-pleasure disease." For this reason, it is advised to not watch the movie in its Hindi dubbing but rather in its original language (Malayalam) and/or with English subtitles.

Family members sit around a dining table having drinks. A character gets drunk with their friend in a bar. In the next scene, they find their nephew drunk and throwing up. Perhaps speaking more to themselves than to the boy, they say that drinking alcohol does not solve any problems.