{"product_id":"9783032322524","title":"Malayalam Cinema Perspectives on Identity, Ideology, and Indian Regional Film Culture","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMalayalam Cinema\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePerspectives on Identity, Ideology, and Indian Regional Film Culture\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSony Jalarajan Raj | Adith K. Suresh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis book offers the first and most up-to-date comprehensive academic examination of Malayalam cinema’s evolution from its conservative origins to its current position as one of India’s most critically acclaimed regional film industries. Tracing Malayalam cinema’s complex trajectory through periods of political radicalization, cultural transformation, and artistic renaissance, the book reveals how this dynamic regional cinema constructs, reshapes, and normalizes notions of identity, belonging, and social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThrough thirteen research essays, the authors explore how Malayalam cinema has negotiated decades of political discourse, social transformations, technological innovations, and global impacts through its visual and narrative language. From the radical political cinema of the 1970s to contemporary experimental interventions, Malayalam filmmakers have consistently reinvented the medium and its possibilities through innovative aesthetic strategies that distinguish this cinema from mainstream Bollywood. The book critically addresses the way Malayalam cinema has responded to changing socio-political realities of Kerala, examining what distinguishes it from or coalesces it into other Indian regional cinemas, and how it negotiated issues of history, gender, caste, class, identity, and globalization. By combining rigorous theoretical analysis with close film readings, this interdisciplinary study positions Malayalam cinema as a transformative force that redefines the possibilities of regional Indian cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis work will be essential reading for scholars, students, and cinephiles interested in South Asian cinema, media studies, and cultural theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSony Jalarajan Raj\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at MacEwan University, Canada, and a film scholar specializing in South Asian cinema studies. His research focuses on Indian cinema, media representation, reception analysis, gender studies, porn studies and transnational media cultures. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on regional Indian cinema in leading journals such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eJournal of Gender Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSouth Asian Popular Culture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAsian Journal of Communication\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAustralian Feminist Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBioScope: South Asian Screen Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eInteractions: Studies in Communication \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eStudies in South Asian Film \u0026amp; Media\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e and book chapters with international publishers including Routledge, Taylor \u0026amp; Francis, Sage, Springer, Columbia University Press, Palgrave Macmillan, Bloomsbury, and Edinburgh University Press. Dr. Raj’s research examines diverse topics including masculinities in South Asian cinema, sexuality studies, media ethics, digital activism, nostalgia and cultural memory, and media sensationalism. Prior to his academic career at MacEwan, Mahatma Gandhi University, Monash University, Australia, Curtin University, and St. Thomas University, he worked as a journalist and news reporter for BBC, NDTV, Asianet Satellite TV News Channel, and various Indian newspapers, including The Hindu.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAdith K. Suresh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e is a Research Assistant in the Department of Communication at MacEwan University, Canada. An emerging voice in cinema studies, his research focuses on the intersection of cinema and socio-cultural contexts, with particular attention to gender representation, identity politics, and digital media culture in contemporary Malayalam cinema. He has published articles and book chapters in the fields of film studies, gender studies, horror cinema, and South Asian cultural studies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032322524\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591254577292,"sku":"9783032322524","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032322524","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}