In this paper I explore the role that early Malayalam cinema played in the consolidation of a nascent Malayali linguistic identity. The paper examines the nationalist address that Malayalam cinema adopted as part of its ...

This paper treats the Malayalam film Mukhamukham and the debates it engendered in the Kerala public sphere about the history and legacy of communism as an archive of passions and disavowals that have shaped the political ...

Documentary filmmaker Sanjay Kak discusses his earlier films, the development of his politicalconsciousness and on-screen engagement with Kashmir. Documentary film in India has transformed from primarilybeing a medium for ...