Read the following passage from ‘Tea-shops in Malayalam Cinema’ and
answer the questions that follow.
A customer at a tea-shop was regarded as simply an individual, not as a member
of particular caste or community. These individuals were also, in a sense, self-
exiled from their families. Persons who were considered worthless or
insignificant in their families often achieved a certain dignity at a tea-shop. In
serving as a space for free interaction of individuals who come from diverse
social backgrounds, a tea-shop is no different from a cinema theatre. The
atmosphere of a tea-shop often becomes tastier than the tea and snacks served!
It is, therefore, not surprising that tea-shops played and continue to play, a
significant role in energising the narrative of many Malayalam films.
1. What does the expression ‘simply an individual’ imply?
2. Why is the tea-shop a favourite hang-out for some people?
3. How, according to the author, does the tea-shop energise the narrative of
many Malayalam films?
4. What sort of people are considered ‘worthless and insignificant’ in their
families?
5. How, according to the author is ‘a tea-shop no different from a theatre’?
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