Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Ethnography in Tulu Films: An analysis of the film ‘Gaggara’

Darshan B. M

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 Tulu film industry is considered as one of the major industry in south Indian regional cinema. It is also called coastalwood. Tulu industry got established in the year 1971. The first movie is Enna Tangadi directed by S.R. Rajan. Gaggara (Holy Ritual) is directed by Shivadhwaj and produced by Gurudatta and M Durgananda under the banner name D M Cine Creations, Bengaluru. This movie attempts to show the tradition and modernity in the backdrop of bhootaradhane, which is considered as holy ritual in Tulu region.  It involves the observance of nema or kola which signifies both cultural practices and religious beliefs of the people. This film has served a major role in giving a prominent identity towards Tulu region. The main objective of this present study is to find out the ethnographic aspects in the film Gaggara. 

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Darshan B.M, Ethnography in Tulu Films: An analysis of the film ‘Gaggara¥, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-6, Issue-4, April‾2017

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