• Greenu Ans Thomas
• Greethu Elizabeth Thomas

This study examines Malayalam Cinema as perpetuators of cultural and intersectional othering through the portrayal of people living in the high ranges of Kerala, comprising of Idukki and Malabar regions, as unrefined and uncivilized. In the light of characterizations in the movies Varathan(2018) directed by Amal Neerad, Jallikattu(2019) directed by Lijo Jose Pellisserry, Kettiyolaanu Ente Malakha(2019) by Nissam Basheer and Loudspeaker(2009) by Jayaraj the paper seeks the politics inherent in the repeated portrayal of the high ranges as uncouth and inferior. It also argues that the concept of othering is well suited for understanding the power-relations as well as the binary positions created by movies intentionally or unintentionally. Homogenization of masses is what that happens in such a situation where particular is generalized. The study also delves into the hidden layers of cultural stereotyping and addresses the need to reconstitute the idea of the high range as the ‘other’.

othering, ontology, stereotype, polyphony, subaltern

"Beyond 'Othering': Reconstituting the Cultural Stereotypes in Malayalam Cinema", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.c592-c595, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105331.pdf

"Beyond 'Othering': Reconstituting the Cultural Stereotypes in Malayalam Cinema", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppc592-c595, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105331.pdf