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Celluloid DeitiesThe Visual Culture of Cinema and Politics in South India
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Preminda Jacob

Towering billboards featuring photorealistic portraits of popular cinema stars and political leaders dominated the cityscape of Chennai, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, throughout the second half of the twentieth century. Studying the manufacture and reception of these billboards-known locally as banners and cutouts-within the context of the entwined histories of the cinema industry an…

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1 online resource (318 pages)
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