The Arts
Vilakum Thiraikal
by Prem
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Film Reading - Vilakum Thiraikal is a collection of 22 articles on Film,
Film Theories and Film Reading of Contemporary Tamil and Indian Movies. Introduction and other 3 articles problematize the Film reading of Tamil and demonstrate the film aesthetics in Cultural and Political Intertext. Rest of the articles analyze select films and explore the possibilities of multiple reading. Theorist like André Bazin, Gilles Deleuze and Jacques Lacan are part of the discussion along with Tamil Politics and History. Some articles are the appreciation of the films in Tamil and other Indian Languages for their new aesthetic and unusual narrative.
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Author Biography
Prem (1965) Poet, Novelist and Postmodern Theorist of Tamil, published his first experimental long poems in 1987 under the pen name Predha, has been contributing regularly since. His published works include 7 poetry collections, 2 novels, 6 collections of fiction, 10 books of theories, nonfictions and film studies. He has been active in Dalit political dialogues and Ambedkarite teaching.
His translations include the Novels of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Meena Kandasamy and Annie Zaidi, play of Federico García Lorca, A Very Short introduction of History and Postmodernism. His book ‘Gandhism beyond Gandhi’ (2013) initiated rereading and fresh debates on Gandhi in Tamil, his book on Maestro Ilayaraja (1999) retains its literary adjective ‘Single theoretical Reading of Music of the Grand Musician of Tamil’ till date. He was teaching Drama and Theater Arts during 1995-2002, he is a Professor in Literary Studies of University of
Delhi.
Ethir Veliyeedu has published his books Vilakum Thiraikal (Film Reading, 2019)
Pinnaveenathuvam Pirakaana Marxiyam (Postmodern Reading, 2019) Ayyothidaasar Thodanki Vaittha Arapporaattam (Dalit Ideology, 2019) Sollerintha Vanam (Poems, 2020) Nandan
Natantha Naankaam Paathai (Fictions, 2020).
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© Prem 2019
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- Publisher Ethir Veliyeedu
- ISBN/Identifier 9789387333611
- Publication Country or regionIndia
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 250 INR
- Pages224
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleVilakum Thiraikal
- Original Language AuthorsPrem
- Edition1
- Copyright Year2019
- Page sizeDemmy (22.5*14) cm
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