Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 -- Introduction -- 2 -- A Multiplicity of Influence -- 3 -- AVM and Gemini Studios -- 4 -- Vijaya-Vauhini and Prasad -- 5 -- Traces of the Studio System -- 6 -- Dravidian Utopia and Dystopia -- Filmography -- Index -- About the Author
Summary
This study of Tamil cinema is among the few works in English on South Indian cinema in the studio era
Notes
Preface Introduction A Multiplicity of Influence: Modern Theatres and Its Films AVM and Gemini Studios: The Dravidian Movement and the Competing Narratives Vijaya-Vauhini and Prasad: The Other Narratives Traces of the Studio System: A Certain Tendency of the Tamil Cinema Dravidian Utopia and Dystopia: Canonical and Contemporary Tamil Cinema Bibliography Filmography Index
