num_pages: 168
description: This book examines the fascinating career of the late M G Ramachandran (or `MGR′), the film-actor-turned-politician of Tamilnadu.The author begins by explaining why MGR′s career merits serious attention and then moves on to elaborate the various elements of the cinematic persona of MGR, to study the reasons for his acceptance at a popular level, to explore the roots of this popularity and finally to analyze his transition into political life.
language: English
title: The Image Trap: M G Ramachandran in Film and Politics
titlecomplete: The Image Trap: M G Ramachandran in Film and Politics
genres: History, Politics, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 173
publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd