It is rare, especially in Tamil cinema, that women are cast as the people who bring about change. They are generally confined to songs and a few scenes. But, Indira was different. It showed that a woman’s voice can be as effective and as loud as that of a man. Taking upon oneself to better the life of the people of a village is an onerous task for a young lady but she showed the courage to stand up and be counted. Indira was a rare occurrence in the male-dominated Tamil cinema calendar.