V.K. Cherian
Govindan Aravindan (January 21, 1935 – March 15, 1991), popularly known as G. Aravindan, was a film director, screenwriter, musician, cartoonist and painter from Kerala. He was one of the pioneers of Parallel or Art-house cinema in Malayalam and is considered as one of the…
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V.K. Cherian
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Krishnan, Rajan Kurai (2011) 'John Abraham: Cinema and the Idea of the Collective'. Journal of the Moving Image. No. 10, December. pp 40-50. http://jmionline.org/article/john_abraham_cinema_and_the_idea_of_the_co…
Nandakumar, R. (2007) 'The Syndrome of Radical Regression or The…
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V.K. Cherian
John Abraham (1937–1987) is still remembered as a cult figure of New Indian Cinema. Though he only made a few films, his commitment and dedication to the new genre of filmmaking is imprinted in the mind of every cinephile. He was among the early graduates of the Film and Television Institute of…
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Geetha
The film director K.G. George ushered in new thematic concerns, narrative and visual styles, as well as actors and technicians into the Malayalam film industry of the 1970s. The module looks at his distinctive oeuvre with its recurring elements, preoccupations and styles of rendition…
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Dr Ajay S. Sekher
With the benefit of hindsight, we realise that it is directors like John Abraham and K.G. George whose lasting imprints and contributions we recover with a sigh of relief in the present, especially when confronted with cultural nationalist avatars of various hues in the culture industry and country…
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Rasmi Binoy
Although declared by a female Prime Minister, the Emergency was arguably the crudest and most sadistic expression of masculinized power in the largest democracy of the world. Aimed at achieving a short-term end—of curtailing growing political opposition—the Emergency, however, had long-lasting…
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