South Indian Tamil Cinema’s Influence on Sri Lankan Tamil Filmmakers

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ID22154273
AuthorsR Joel Jairus (Trincomalee Hospital), Sivapriya Sriram (Trincomalee Hospital)
Year2020
Volume5
Issue6
Pages2273-2278
Publication date2020-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2456-7620 • E-ISSN: 2456-7620
PublisherAI Publications (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.22161/ijels.56.66
OpenAlexW3117035410
LanguageEN
References cited1

The research seeks to find out the South Indian Tamil cinema's influence on Sri Lankan Tamil filmmakers. In addition to that, the study examines the nature of the South Indian Tamil cinema's influence on Sri Lankan Tamil filmmakers, the reasons for the South Indian Tamil cinema's influence on Sri Lankan Tamil filmmakers and the recommendation to overcome from the South Indian Tamil cinema's influence on Sri Lankan Tamil filmmakers. In order to carry out the objectives of the research, survey methodology was employed. Primary data were collected through in-depth interviews.The research found out thatMajority of the Sri Lankan Tamil film directors are influenced by the South Indian Tamil cinema in their film making style and their main purpose of filmmaking is entertainment rather than social messages. The civil war in Sri Lanka, Migrations of Sri Lankan Tamil artists, Loss of Sri Lankan Tamil studios, Sri Lankan Tamil media's attractions towards South Indian Tamil cine field, a smaller number of Sri Lankan Tamil audience compared to South Indian Tamil audiences are the basic reasons for the Sri Lankan Tamil filmmakers to be influenced by the South Indian Tamil cinema

Ancient history · Art · Art history · Geography · Literature · Media studies · Movie theater · Sociology · South asia · Sri lanka · Tamil · Cinema and Media Studies · History · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · South Asian Cinema and Culture

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