Tamil Nadu
Film Review: Paradesi (Tamil)
India held the unique position of being the largest producer of tea in the world for nearly 100 years, until it was overtaken by China in 2005. Now India is the second largest producer of tea in the world. But India paid a huge price in order to become world number one. Forests were destroyed, wildlife like tigers and elephants were shot dead, but probably the greatest tragedy was the living and working condition of the tea plantation workers. One of the finest directors in the country – Bala, whose latest film “Paradesi”, based on the novel “Red Tea” by Paul Harris Daniel, depicts the tragic life of the workers in the pre-independence era.
