Kiranmayi Indraganti

Her Majestic Voice

South Indian Female Playback Singers and Stardom, 1945-1955

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Produktbeschreibung

This work brings to light previously uncharted history of female playback singers in the South Indian (Telugu) film industry between 1945 and 1955. South Indian Cinema and its icons are usually side-lined by Bollywood/Hindi Cinema, when Indian Cinema is being discussed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780199463565
• ISBN-10: 0199463565
• Artikelnr.: 47867584

Autorenporträt

Kiranmayi Indraganti currently teaches film at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore. She has been an independent filmmaker for over 15 years, and has made 12 documentaries on social and development issues. She holds a PhD in Film Studies from the University of Nottingham, an MFA from York University, and an MA from the University of Madras.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgements
* Authors Note
* Introduction
* 1: Chapter 1: Broad Strokes and Simple Chords
* 2: Chapter 2: Telugu Talkies
* 3: Chapter 3: Of 'Ghosts' and Singers: Debates Around Playback
Singing
* 4: Chapter 4: My Song: Life as Playback Singer
* 5: Chapter 5: New Language, New Singer
* Conclusion
* Appendix 1: Interview Material Transcribed
* Appendix 2: Questions About Songs and Singers in the Report of the
Film Enquiry Committee 1951
* Appendix 3: English Translation of Select English Translation)
* Bibliography
* About the author