Male Chauvinistic Nature of South Indian Cinema, it's effects on Young Keralites and their views Mainstream cinema has always been in the forefront of upholding traditional values, this conformity factor is very evident in the average cinema the industry produces. At the onset of the Dharmaśāstras (After the Vedic period), there was a decline in the status given to women in society. Education and even religious studies were not encouraged for girls and they were far down in terms of...