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Machhu Longu Kannada Cinema ("Hatchet, Long Sword" Kannada Cinema)
Appreciation - Newsletter of the Suchitra FIlm Society, Bangalore (2009)
  • Chandan Gowda, National Law School of India University
Abstract
Referring to her role in Avva (2008) in a television interview, Shruti, the actress, said: “Her sharp tongue itself is the machhu, longu in the film.” Her analogy affirms the wide popularity of what can be termed the Machhu Longu (ML) films in Kannada, all of which are set in the underworld.
Publication Date
July, 2009
Citation Information
Chandan Gowda. "Machhu Longu Kannada Cinema ("Hatchet, Long Sword" Kannada Cinema)" Appreciation - Newsletter of the Suchitra FIlm Society, Bangalore (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chandan_gowda/7/