M Nirmala M Nirmala
Biographic Data
| ID | 8969299 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Nirmala M Nirmala |
| GIVEN NAMES | M Nirmala M |
| FAMILY NAME | Nirmala |
| SIGNATURE | NIRMALA M N M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Between Naturalism and the Male Gaze
This paper offers a feminist rereading of women's emotional agency in Balu Mahendra's films by situating his cinematic practice between naturalistic realism and the theoretical framework of the male gaze proposed by Laura Mulvey. Famous for transforming Tamil cinema through restrained performances, location-based shooting and psychological nuances, Mahendra is often cited as a pioneer of visual naturalism. However, this study argues that realism …
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Between Naturalism and the Male Gaze
This paper offers a feminist rereading of women's emotional agency in Balu Mahendra's films by situating his cinematic practice between naturalistic realism and the theoretical framework of the male gaze proposed by Laura Mulvey. Famous for transforming Tamil cinema through restrained performances, location-based shooting and psychological nuances, Mahendra is often cited as a pioneer of visual naturalism. However, this study argues that realism …
Cinema and Media Studies (1 work) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (1 work) · Movie theater (1 work) · Narrative (1 work) · Narrative inquiry (1 work) · Psychoanalytic theory (1 work) · Realism (1 work) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (1 work) · Subjectivity (1 work) · Subversion (1 work)