ABSTRACT Tamil film songs allow filmmakers a site beyond the regular narrative structure of their films to interrogate the cultural aspects of Tamil society. From the early 1970s, Tamil film songs began to address morality in gendered ways that provided relevant and contemporary cultural meanings for audiences. By the 1990s, these songs were established, opening up discussions around sexual promiscuity and, where necessary, side-stepping issues of censorship through the use of innuendo and allegory. A rethinking of the boundaries of public morality created an environment of acceptability for audiences as filmmakers drew upon film songs as sites for exploring the notion of sexual pleasure and a reordering of gender roles that appeared to challenge the limits of Indian culture.

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进步的道德：在1990年代泰米尔语电影歌曲中引入有关性别和性的新论述

摘要泰米尔语电影歌曲使制片人可以在其电影的常规叙事结构之外的某个位置盘问泰米尔社会的文化方面。从1970年代初开始，泰米尔语电影歌曲就开始以性别方式处理道德问题，为观众提供相关和当代的文化含义。到1990年代，这些歌曲开始流行，围绕性滥交问题展开讨论，并在必要时通过使用影射者和寓言来绕开审查制度。重新思考公共道德的界限创造了一种观众可以接受的环境，因为电影制片人将电影歌曲作为探索性快感和对性别角色进行重新排序的站点，这些站点似乎在挑战印度文化的局限性。