Raghavendra

Bipolar Identity

Region, Nation, and the Kannada Language Film

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Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive inquiry into the origins and growth of a regional language cinema in India, the book explores the development of Kannada cinema from the 1940s to the new millennium. The book articulates the conflict between the Region and the Nation at crisis moments, and also includes first-time assessments of the Kannada star Rajkumar as a regional icon and the changing meaning of Bangalore city to the Kannada-speaking public.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 142mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780198071587
• ISBN-10: 0198071582
• Artikelnr.: 47232172

Autorenporträt

M.K. Raghavendra is a freelance film critic and scholar living in Bangalore, India. He is the winner of 'National Award for the Best Film Critic--The Swarna Kamal'.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Mysore, Cinema and Language
1: 'The Kannada Nation: 1957-69'
2: 'The Distance from Delhi: 1970-79'
3: 'Vestiges of Mysore: 1980-89'
4: 'Provisional Communities: 1990-99'
5: 'The Curse of Bangalore: 2000-08'
Conclusion
Index