• Prof. Vennila.A

Eco feminism, a social and political movement claiming a considerable common ground between environmentalism and feminism is a global crisis and the UN estimates that among the farmers in developing countries who are affected by floods and other natural calamities, 75% are women and 25% are men. Even now, one in ten people lack access for safe water and in many countries people depend on women for water; women spend 6 hours a day, 42 hours a week and 91 days a year to carry water. One such woman Shevanthi, who is the representative of all such women who crave for their basic needs and basic rights even today, was the protagonist of this film, Thanneer Thanneer (Water, Water) one of the best films about India from India. A village named "Atthipatti" had been suffering from scarce of water supply because nature betrayed them by not raining for many years and the government also didn’t care for them. The film highlights the plight of the villagers and the sufferings they endure at the hands of bureaucrats when they try to resolve their problem. They were talking about the "unification of all rivers across India" in the film in 1981, which was impossible then and the situation is not different from today because even after some 35 years also the condition is like that, no matter what. This paper tries to interpret the ecofeministic elements in this film Thanneer Thanneer which was originally an award-winning and sensational play written by Komal Swaminathan , a congressional activist in his early years, a Tamil theater personality, film director and journalist, and later directed by K.Balachandar, known as a ‘director who scaled the peak’ for his distinct film-making style.

Eco feminism, water scarcity, plight of women, global crisis.

"Ecofeministic Approach to the Film Thanneer Thanneer by K.Balachander.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.1-4, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAF06001.pdf

"Ecofeministic Approach to the Film Thanneer Thanneer by K.Balachander.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp1-4, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAF06001.pdf