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Journal Article
The Monster as the Precarious Other: Positioning the Posthuman in the Malayalam Film Athisayan
2025
Overview
The concept of the posthuman, or rather the superhuman entity, is a fascinating element that several film industries have dabbled in over the years. The Malayalam film industry, too, has tried its hand in depicting posthumanism through science fiction genre films. The 2007 Malayalam film Athisayan is one such successful attempt at bringing to the Malayalee audience the idea of a superhuman entity capable of destruction. However, Athisayan portrays a superhuman, or rather a monster, with whom the audience empathises. Moreover, the film opens up the idea that the monster, despite its enhanced capabilities, will always be othered by the anthropocentric society. To put this argument into perspective, this paper will analyse the monster in Athisayan as the \"other\" -by looking into the dynamics of the monster's positionality within the film. Borrowing from Pramod K Nayar's book Posthumanism and Judith Butler's definition of the state of precarity, this paper establishes the monster, or rather the superhuman entity, as the precarious other despite its physical strength and advantage. The paper also looks into bioethics, as portrayed in the film, to analyse ethical practices involved in human experimentation.
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St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous) Ernakulam
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