![]() ![]() ![]() This is particularly surprising given the social significance of the medium. 2ģ Likewise, whilst volumes have been devoted to discussing the significance of caste in Tamil politics, there has been less attention paid to the ways in which caste is played out in the cultural sphere of film (but see Srinivas and Kaali 1998). There has been less analysis, however, of the impact of this medium on social relations in the state. All of this, of course, is well known and much has been written about the umbilical link between politics and cinema (Dickey 1993 Hardgrave 1973). Tamil Nadu produces the most films in a year, its landscape is ornamented with cinema posters, cut-outs and fan clubs, and for almost half a century the state has been ruled by politicians who made their names and secured their popularity through their association with the tinsel world (Jacob 2009). 2 Though see Leonard (2015) for a recent exception. ![]()
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