An Intersectionality of Folklore and Environmentalism in Indian Cinematography

S Preethi; M Premavathy; C Leela; AP Charumathi

doi:10.34293/sijash.v12iS3-Apr.9056

S Preethi Ph.D., Research Scholar, Department of English, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
M Premavathy Associate Professor & Research Advisor, Department of English, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
C Leela Ph.D., Research Scholar, Department of English, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
AP Charumathi Ph.D., Research Scholar, Department of English, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34293/sijash.v12iS3-Apr.9056

Keywords: Legends, Natural Sources, Manhood, Interconnectedness, Films

Abstract

An evolution of civilization brought diverse disciplines according to the necessity of time and mankind. Folklores are a representation of a certain group of people’s life. Especially India has folklores which are intertwined with people’s life and their environmental premises. Natural resources which are part of the day today life becomes the practice of worshipping almighty. It is a custom of Indian indigenous civics. Folklores are produced from the life and customs of civics. Hence, nature, climatic cultivation, circumstantial proverbs, Indian granny tales, lullabies, certain kinds of Indian films and rituals are interconnected. Hence, this study revolves around the folklores of the certain land and its representation in Indian movies such as Arunachal Pradesh’s folklore ‘Yapum’ in Hindi movie ‘Bhediya’ (2022); Kannada deity ritual in ‘Kantara’ (2022); Bengal tales in ‘Bulbul’ (2020); Belief of fifth veda in Tamil web series ‘Aindham Vedam’ (2024) and so on.