Song sequences and female representation in V. Ravichandra’select Kannada films
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Indian Cinema is an umbrella term for films produced in India, encompassing of movies from different regions and dialects. Thought regional language movies in Kannada, Bengali and Marathi have earned a reputation for themselves globally, one cannot deny the fact that "Bollywood" is the equivalent word for Indian cinema which is by and large about patriarchal structures (Nair, 2013). Kannada film industry and films are known for their actors who are worshipped like demi-gods and introducing item song in films (Mahesh, 2014). Kannada films are popular films not only among Kannadigaites, but the popular filmmakers from Kannada cinema left a mark among other regional language filmmakers. For a long time Kannada films revolved around the theme of social drama and mythology but the filmmakers like V. Ravichandra experimented with the glamour element and became a trendsetter. Rajkumar was one of the most successful actors in the Kannada film industry. He involved himself in action and romantic flicks during his entire career. The movies in which he acted had elements of objectification but was limited to only one song. The researcher analysis how effectively V Ravichandran uses Laura Mulvey‟s visual pleasure and objectification theory in his songs and how it also reflects how it is a normal for the spectator to enjoy the sequences which are phallocentric to a large extent. The research tries to analyse song sequences from three most box office successful film of V. Ravichandra and study how Laura Mulvey‟s understanding of male gaze gets reflected in Kannada cinema.
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Tejas NK And Aasita Bali
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