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The Embodiment of the Post-human Child in Malayalam Films
Published 2023-12-01“…The child is not considered a ‘whole human’ or given the status of an ‘individual’ in a social context, as seen in the representations of child and childhood in Malayalam films. This study aims to analyze the post-human identity of children in films focusing on how social and cultural systems are portrayed in the selected films titled Manjadikuru (2008), Keshu (2009), and Philips and the Monkey Pen (2013). …”
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Carl Jung’s archetypes in Malayalam film: a case study on the film ‘Urumi’
Published 2017“…Films employ Carl Jung’s concept of archetypes-prototypical characters.This research provides an insight about the theory of archetype based on the assumption that archetypes resides deep inside human mind.The researcher proposes that the Malayalam film industry in India showcases the western concept of archetype using the movie Urumi as a case study. …”
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Cultural Monsters in Indian Cinema: The Politics of Adaptation, Transformation and Disfigurement
Published 2022-12-01“…The analysis of several Malayalam films, such as Kaliyattam (1997) Manichithrathazhu (1993) and Ananthabhadram (2005), reveals how film performance adapts mythological narrative elements to create new cultural intertexts of human monsters that are psychotically nuanced and cinematically excessive. …”
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Mapping the Motif of the Wandering Jew in Salim Kumar’s Karutha Joothan
Published 2022-12-01“…But because of the comprehensive nature of its features, this motif is able to deliver its essential message of human suffering even as it migrates through diverse cultural environments, as the interaction of its axiological elements with their newly acquired social and cultural contexts has the capacity to appear seamless and unlaboured. Salim Kumar’s Malayalam film Karutha Joothan (2017) is a case in point. …”
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