Tamil Cinema (Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 4, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780415396806
Subjects: Cultural studies; Films, cinema; Performing Arts; Sociology; Cinema/Film: Book; India; Media Studies - Electronic Media; Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Popular Culture - General
Description: "This book examines the cultural and cinematic representations in Tamil cinema. It outlines its history and distinctive characteristics, and proceeds to consider a number of important themes such as gender, religion, class, caste, fandom, cinematic genre, the politics of identity and diaspora. Throughout, the book cogently links the analysis to wider social, political and cultural phenomena in Tamil and Indian society. Overall, it is an exciting and original contribution to an under-studied field, which also facilitates a fresh consideration of the existing body of scholarship on Indian cinema."--Jacket.