Moving Toward Empowerment: A Horneyan Analysis of Female Agency in the Malayalam Film Uyare

Jithika Jose; Dr. Annie Rajani Priya

Moving Toward Empowerment: A Horneyan Analysis of Female Agency in the Malayalam Film Uyare

Authors: Jithika Jose, Dr. Annie Rajani Priya

Unique Paper ID: 176903
Volume: 11
Issue: 11
PageNo: 7621-7625

Keywords: Karen Horney Psychoanalytic Theory Female Empowerment Malayalam film Self- Actualization Neurotic Needs Resilience Identity Formation

Abstract:
In this paper, the 2019 Malayalam film Uyare is going to be analysed with the help of psychoanalytic theories of Karen Horney, especially the concepts like real self and ideal self, neurotic needs and the role of final self-realization in personality development. In this paper, a qualitative content analysis is used to examine how the protagonist Pallavi Raveendran of the film moves from being a victim of patriarchal control and physical and emotional abuse to finding herself and gaining power. Change is Pallavi's strength of character and the desire to become a better person while struggling with the prejudice of society and her own ordeals. The new insights into the representation of women's empowerment in contemporary Indian cinema are therefore added to the existing literature on psychological film analysis.

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ISSN: 2349-6002
Volume: 11
Issue: 11
PageNo: 7621-7625

Moving Toward Empowerment: A Horneyan Analysis of Female Agency in the Malayalam Film Uyare

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