{"product_id":"9789351500667","title":"The Image Trap: M.G. Ramachandran in Film and Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Image Trap\u003c\/em\u003e analyses the phenomenon of M.G. Ramachandran (MGR), the legendary film star-cum-politician of Tamil Nadu, as a modern-day political myth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers fascinating details about the extent to which MGR was successful in creating a stereotypical cinematic persona, and what repercussions it had on Tamil Nadu. Delineating the cultural elements that were meticulously mobilised to constitute MGR’s on-screen image, it analyses the popularity he enjoyed among the poor whose interests he constantly violated. This is done by means of what Pandian termed as \u003cem\u003econstructed biographies\u003c\/em\u003e which are popular narratives that ingeniously present the cinematic as real. It brings out the interface and interplay between the media and political processes. A blend of essay writing, political rhetoric and scholarship, the book features the complete filmography of MGR and is a must for understanding the contemporary politics of the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038578655472,"sku":"9789351500667","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789351500667_p0.jpg?v=1763674709","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789351500667","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}