This is a quintessential book for Cinema buffs and particularly those who are passionate about Tamil cinema, which has the distinction of having played a significant role in history of films in India. Tracing the evolution of Tamil films from the time of pre-independence, when it was anathema for local Congress leaders to be associated with the celluloid, to the arrival of an American, Ellis Dungan, who made masterpieces like Meera, the book showcases vignettes about every important milestone in the vast canvas of Tamil films. In the almost ten decades of its evolution, Tamil cinema has grown to exert a dominant influence on the social and political life of Tamil Nadu in a manner that is unparalleled elsewhere in the world. This seminal volume is an analytical study of Tamil cinema both as an art form and as a socio-political force. Theodore Baskaran traces its history, and presents the achievements of many filmmakers with colourful insights. For the film buff as well as the serious student of film studies, The Eye of the Serpent is a handy reference book on several aspects of Tamil cinema - its character and evolution, the songs and songwriters, filmmakers and script writers, the beginnings of the unique nexus between cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu and much more.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Westland Books Pvt Ltd
ISBN-13
9789383260744
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209329254
Product Key Features
Book Title
Eye of the Serpent
Author
Theodore S. Baskaran
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
310 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
200mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
260g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Theodore S. Baskaran
Country/Region of Manufacture
India
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