Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics
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Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics
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Tamil cinema has played a vital role in Dravidian politics in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Films have been influential in Indian politics since the days of the British Raj, when movies were used for anti-British propaganda. Nevertheless, the leaders of the Indian National Congress viewed movie media with contempt. It was the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a Dravidian party, that made extensive use of this media for propaganda purposes. Adversaries of Dravidian parties despised the use
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema_and_Dravidian_politics
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2008-12-13T13:52:59Z
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2024-09-03T00:03:52Z
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