@article{ART002927146},
author={Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam and Adrian Lee Yuen Beng},
title={Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010)},
journal={SUVANNABHUMI},
issn={2092-738X},
year={2023},
volume={15},
number={1},
pages={181-203},
doi={10.22801/svn.2023.15.1.181}

TY - JOUR
AU - Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam
AU - Adrian Lee Yuen Beng
TI - Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010)
JO - SUVANNABHUMI
PY - 2023
VL - 15
IS - 1
PB - Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies
SP - 181
EP - 203
SN - 2092-738X
AB - Cultures often adopt the good versus evil dichotomy within their narratives of religious texts, aural anecdotes, and cultural mythologies. The Ramayana narrates a divine story that transcends time of the battle between the forces of good and evil, between Prince Rama and Ravana. Numerously adapted through time, the Ramayana is today told through moving visuals and has been adapted by Mani Ratnam through Raavanan (2010). Raavanan is adapted to the premise of hero versus villain using the good versus evil premise as Dev Prakash (Rama) searches to rescue his wife Raagini (Sita), who is abducted by Veeraiya (Ravana). The film, however, departs from the Ramayana as Raavanan is told through the perspective of Veeraiya. In the film, Veeraiya is portrayed as a flawed anti-hero who battles against injustice instead of being the antagonist. He seeks revenge for his sister and stands up against the oppression of his tribe. In this battle, he questions ideological understandings of justice and morality that have been conventionally interpellated within society. This paper discusses how Mani Ratnam, through the film Raavanan, contests hegemony, ideology, and class differences within modern cinema and society alongside the more significant question surrounding India's sociocultural conditions.
KW - Ravanaan;Class;Hegemony;Ideology;Mani Ratnam.
DO - 10.22801/svn.2023.15.1.181
ER -

Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam and Adrian Lee Yuen Beng. (2023). Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010). SUVANNABHUMI, 15(1), 181-203.

Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam and Adrian Lee Yuen Beng. 2023, "Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010)", SUVANNABHUMI, vol.15, no.1 pp.181-203. Available from: doi:10.22801/svn.2023.15.1.181

Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam, Adrian Lee Yuen Beng "Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010)" SUVANNABHUMI 15.1 pp.181-203 (2023) : 181.

Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam, Adrian Lee Yuen Beng. Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010). 2023; 15(1), 181-203. Available from: doi:10.22801/svn.2023.15.1.181

Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam and Adrian Lee Yuen Beng. "Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010)" SUVANNABHUMI 15, no.1 (2023) : 181-203.doi: 10.22801/svn.2023.15.1.181

Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam; Adrian Lee Yuen Beng. Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010). SUVANNABHUMI, 15(1), 181-203. doi: 10.22801/svn.2023.15.1.181

Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam; Adrian Lee Yuen Beng. Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010). SUVANNABHUMI. 2023; 15(1) 181-203. doi: 10.22801/svn.2023.15.1.181

Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam, Adrian Lee Yuen Beng. Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010). 2023; 15(1), 181-203. Available from: doi:10.22801/svn.2023.15.1.181

Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam and Adrian Lee Yuen Beng. "Examining Hegemony, Ideology, and Class in Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010)" SUVANNABHUMI 15, no.1 (2023) : 181-203.doi: 10.22801/svn.2023.15.1.181