This book documents the history of Tamil cinema, one of the most colossal film industries in the world. Tracing the continuing influence of the Madras studios in terms of narratives, genres and ideologies on Tamil cinema from the 1960s onwards, it engages with five major studios—Modern Theatres, AVM, Gemini, Vijaya-Vauhini, and Prasad—and examines how their history influenced the canonical films made in Madras studios. Based on rare primary and ...
