• Elseena Joseph

The word transgender is not unknown to our society today. We have familiarized this term through media especially main stream news media. But never been heard a good news in media. Media plays a vital role in highlighting the issues and discussing prominent themes related to the third gender which makes it a priority for the human race to progress further. They are often presented as villains, comedian, victim etc. in films. The current research attempts to understand the public gaze and behavioral traits on transgenders in select Malayalam films. This paper tries to analyse the representation of transgender individuals in Malayalam films by concentrating on the attitudinal changes - the way they are being addressed, level of acceptance, portrayal of the character inside the movie, comparing the acceptance of both the movies among the public, public gaze on transgender and changes of behavioral traits of them in the movies. The current paper followed content analysis methodology including the films: Chanthupottu directed by Lal Jose and Njan Marykutty directed by Renjith Sanker.

Behaviour, Content analysis, Identity, Public gaze, Transgender

"Public gaze and behavioural traits on transgenders in film: A study on Malayalam films Chanthupott and Njan Marykutty", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.232-238, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903640.pdf

"Public gaze and behavioural traits on transgenders in film: A study on Malayalam films Chanthupott and Njan Marykutty", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp232-238, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903640.pdf