Volume : 6, Issue : 4, April - 2017

Ethnography in Tulu Films: An analysis of the film ‘Gaggara’

Darshan B. M

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Tulu film industry is considered as one of the major industry in south Indian regional cinema. It is also called </span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">coastalwood</i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">. Tulu industry got established in the year 1971. The first movie is </span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Enna Tangadi</i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> directed by S.R. Rajan. </span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Gaggara</i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> (Holy Ritual) is directed by Shivadhwaj and produced by Gurudatta and M Durgananda under the banner name D M Cine Creations, Bengaluru. This movie attempts to show the tradition and modernity in the backdrop of </span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">bhootaradhane, </i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">which is considered as holy ritual in Tulu region.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">It involves the observance of </span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">nema</i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> or </span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">kola</i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> which signifies both cultural practices and religious beliefs of the people. This film has served a major role in giving a prominent identity towards Tulu region. The main objective of this present study is to find out the ethnographic aspects in the film </span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Gaggara</i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>