In writing this book, it was therefore important to me to try to reach not only other academics such as myself, but also a wider lay audience in India. This is one of the largest film industries in the world, with tens of millions of avid fans and consumers, highly keen on these films and deeply curious about the invisible process of their creation. The book examines the creative process of filmmaking in India, building on many years of fieldwork with directors, cameramen, actors, editors, composers and other artists and professionals working in the Tamil film industry of south India. In November of 2015, I published a book called Reel World: An Anthropology of Creation with Duke University Press. Pandian received an Engaged Anthropology Grant to aid engaged activities on “Engaging Vernacular Publics in an Anthropology of Cinema”. Research Grant to aid research on “Framing Feelings: Landscape and the Production of Affect in South Indian Cinema”. Anand Pandian is an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
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