New Wave Malayalam Cinema and the Making of a New Femininity

Author(s)	REMYA RAJAN E
Country	India
Abstract	The female characters of the new wave movies have spurred a lot of discussions and debates. While some of the critics viewed them as ground-breaking, others dismissed them as the old wine in a new bottle stating that they conform to the same gender norms Malayalam movies have been preaching. The present paper tries to look at the subject by adopting a gender perspective. It has been argued in the present study that the relevance of the new wave movies is the creation of new female character types and the subversion of the role expectations assigned to women. The first part of the paper analyses how scholars of the gender viewed the theme of femininity. The second part is presents the evaluation of the new generation movies and the conclusion.
Keywords	new wave Malayalam movies, femininity, gender, gender roles
Field	Arts > Movies / Music / TV
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August 2024
Published On	2024-07-10

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