The Prevalence and Portrayal of Women Protagonists: A Study on ‘Best Film National Award’ Winning Malayalam Films

This study takes a look at the portrayal of females in National award winning cinemas of India. Taking three best film award winners of the decade (2001-2010) made in Malayalam language, spoken by people of one of the most progressive state of India, Kerala, the researcher finds out that though the women movements fought hard for female representations, there is definite lack of strong compassionate female characterization in their narratives. They also lack proper screen timing for their representations on screen.

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