Representation Of Ideal Womanhood in the Movies: 'Teacher' and 'Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya He'

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Published: 2023-03-05
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Ideal Womanhood, Patriarchy, Women's Empowerment

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Renjith V.
Megha Prakash

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Malayalam cinema is leading the way and raising the bar by showcasing all that is wrong with our society today. The Malayalam films ‘Teacher’ and ‘ Jaya JayaJayaJaya He’  are striking  strong blow against misogynies, which has otherwise been celebrated unapologetically in Malayalam cinema for decades. Such interventions are shaking the grounds of patriarchal morality to lay the foundations of an alternative value system and holds the idea of ideal womanhood against the male dominated society.

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Vol. 2 No. 03 (2023)

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Author Biographies

Renjith V.

Research Scholar, Central University of Kerala, Kerala.

Megha Prakash

Integrated B.ed M.ed, Central University of Kashmir.

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