▁Kan ch ana ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁horror ▁movie ▁in ▁which ▁Sar ath k umar ▁plays ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁trans gender ▁person . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁T amil ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁literary ▁works ▁involving ▁sexual ▁minor ities ▁was ▁composed ▁around ▁ 6 0 0 ▁B CE . ▁The ▁ancient ▁fol kl ore ▁about ▁Ara van ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁about ▁Kr ish na ' s ▁transformation ▁to ▁a ▁female ▁manifest ation ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁marry ▁the ▁de ity ▁Ara van , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ā b h ā r ata . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁Sang am ▁period ▁also ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁many ▁famous ▁literature ▁works ▁about ▁sexual ▁minor ities , ▁a ▁famous ▁story ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁about ▁the ▁deep ▁love ▁and ▁attachment ▁between ▁the ▁King ▁P ari ▁and ▁poet ▁Kab ila . ▁Other ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁between ▁K oper un cho z han ▁and ▁P is ur anth ai yar ▁also ▁exist ▁though ▁are ▁less ▁famous . ▁ ▁Man ime kal ai ▁was ▁composed ▁during ▁the ▁closing ▁centuries ▁of ▁the ▁Sang am ▁period ▁( or ▁after ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁definition ▁used ) ▁by ▁the ▁T amil ▁Buddh ist ▁poet ▁S athan ar , ▁which ▁tells ▁the ▁tale ▁of ▁how ▁Bud d ha ▁gave ▁comp ass ion ▁to ▁various ▁people ▁of ▁a ▁city , ▁including ▁a ▁mon k , ▁a ▁dr unk ▁man , ▁and ▁a ▁cross - d ress ing ▁boy . ▁ ▁Fest iv