Swarnavel Eswaran

Swarnavel Eswaran is a Professor in the Department of English and the School of Journalism at Michigan State University. His documentaries include Nagapattinam: Waves from the Deep (2018), Hmong Memories at the Crossroad (2016), Migrations of Islam (2014), and Unfinished Journey: A City in Transition (2012). His research focuses on Tamil cinema's history, aesthetics, politics, contemporary digital cinema, and concomitant changes. His books include Tamil Cinema Reviews: 1931-1960 (Nizhal, 2020) and Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema (Sage Publications, 2015). His fiction feature Kattumaram (Catamaran, 2019), a collaboration with Mysskin, is currently on the film festival circuit.