1Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Communication, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, (Deemed University), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Visual Communication, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, (Deemed University), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
A film is not only made to entertain audience but also to trigger the feeling and emotions among audience. Film adaptations are so common nowadays that most of the popular novels, epics and short stories are turned into a film within no time. It can be seen in television, films, musicals, drama and internet or even in theme park and video games as well. (Hutcheon: 2006).
In this Paper, detailed narrative analysis, disputes such as how the meaning is built will be addressed and how the narrative in a movie is constructed can be understood by applying semiotics analysis.
To find out the different foundations of cinematic narratives of the film and investigate the connection between Selvaragavan ideological beliefs and their visual codes in his films.
This film is based on the Holy Bible moral values and it has lot of latent meaning buried inside. This analysis is about “Nenjam Marapathiliye” directed by Selva Ragavan and released on March 2021. As a formal system, film is a narrative and uses some or all the principles of narrative construction mentioned in Propp's functions.
Narrative analysis, Selvaragavan film, God, Evil, Nenjam Marapathillai, Bible, SJ Surya
