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Celluloid deities : the visual culture of cinema and politics in South India

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 lo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacob, Preminda
Published: New Delhi Orient Blackswan 2009
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