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Literary Nonfiction. Film Studies. Southeast Asia Studies. Edited by Anand Pandian. Translated from the Tamil by Kausalya Hart & Constantine Nakassis. When Subramaniyapuram was released in 2008, it cut through the ostentatious glitz of mainstream Indian cinema like a machete. A tale of friendship, betrayal, love and revenge set in Madurai in the early 1980s, the film pioneered a new, gritty aesthetic in Tamil movies that caught the attention of film lovers around the world. Made on a tiny budget by a first- time director and a cast of newcomers, Subramaniyapuram was a smash hit with audiences all over South India—from the big cities to the villages—and has been cited as a major influence by some of India's most respected filmmakers. This edition includes: a gripping English translation of the screenplay; galleries of full-colour film stills and posters; never-before-seen photos from the shooting of the film; essays by Preminda Jacob, Constantine Nakassis, Anand Pandian, and Baradwaj Rangan on the film's cinematic context and social impact; and a wide-ranging interview with director M. Sasikumar on the process of making the film and its historical and cultural significance.
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M. Sasikumar is a Tamil film director, producer, and actor. He won the Filmfare Best Tamil Director Award for his first film, Subramaniyapuram (2008), which also won the Filmfare Best Tamil Film Award. He has since directed and produced Easan (2010), and has produced several other films including Pasanga (2009), which won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, Poraali (2011), Sundarapandian (2012), and Thalaimuraigal (2013). He was given the Best Actor Award at the Norway Tamil Film Festival in 2012 for the role he played in Poraali.
Anand Pandian is an associate professor of anthropology at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of Crooked Stalks: Cultivating Virtue in South India and Ayya s Accounts: A Ledger of Hope in Modern India. He is currently completing an ethnographic study of filmmaking practices in Tamil cinema, tentatively entitled Reel World: An Anthropology of Creation.
Anand Pandian is an associate professor of anthropology at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of Crooked Stalks: Cultivating Virtue in South India and Ayya s Accounts: A Ledger of Hope in Modern India. He is currently completing an ethnographic study of filmmaking practices in Tamil cinema, tentatively entitled Reel World: An Anthropology of Creation.
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- PublisherBlaft Publications
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 938326084X
- ISBN 13 9789383260843
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages262
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Contents: Preface/M. Sasikumar. Introduction/Anand Pandian. 1. Subramaniyapuram: the screenplay/M. Sasikumar translated by Kausalya Hart, Constantine V. Nakassis and Anand Pandian. 2. Architects of a Cinematic world/Anand Pandian. 3. Realism on and off the screen/Constantine V. Nakassis. 4. A time machine for Tamil Cinema/Baradwaj Rangan. 5. An experiment in publicity/Preminda Jacob. 6. The locality is the real hero of the film: a conversation with M. Sasikumar/Rajan Kuari Krishnan. Subramaniyapuram: cast and crew. When Subramaniyapuram was released in 2008, it cut through the ostentatious glitz of mainstream Indian cinema like a machete. A tale of friendship, betrayal, love and revenge set in Madurai in the early 1980s, the film pioneered a new, gritty aesthetic in Tamil movies that caught the attention of film lovers around the world. Made on a tiny budget by a first-time director and a cast of newcomers, Subramaniyapuram was a smash hit with audiences all over South India from the big cities to the villages and has been cited as a major influence by some of India s most respected filmmakers. This edition includes: A gripping English translation of the screenplay Galleries of full-colour film stills and posters Never-before-seen photos from the shooting of the film Essays by Preminda Jacob, Constantine Nakassis, Anand Pandian, and Baradwaj Rangan on the film s cinematic context and social impact A wide-ranging interview with director M. Sasikumar on the process of making the film and its historical and cultural significance. Seller Inventory # 112199
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