Communicating Social Messages Through Cinema—with Reference Tom R Radha and Charlie Chaplin Movies

Abstract

Film began in 1895 as a new form of communication. There was no clear idea of how it might be used and what its purpose should be and how people would react to it, in effect. Audiences were amazed by the new phenomenon, but filmmakers wondered how long its novelty value would last. We know cinema is globally an entertainment medium. The Indian movies have greater viewership, as they have an impact on it and are appreciated for their art form. The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually. Cinema has various art forms. Especially Tamil cinema holds a special place in comedy. The aim of this study is to determine the importance of social messages in the form of humor and artistic strategies through cinema with reference to M.R. Raadha Movies and Charlie Chaplin movies and to also study the importance of social messages through cinema. The content analysis was used by the researchers using various parameters in both qualitative and quantitative ways to find out the answer for the research questions as to: What is the theme? What is the script? The dialogue? The body language of the artists. How? The camera angles used?