The Power and Oppression of Gender Expectations Causing Emotional Trauma in Men: A Critical Analysis of the Malayalam Film Vaazha: Biopic of a Billion Boys by Anand Menon.

Gender and Society is a prominent research field in which scholars investigate unique multidisciplinary concepts and methodologies to elucidate unspoken social realities. Mass media serves as one of the most effective platforms to showcase gender issues and functions as a catalyst for social change. The primary objective of this study is to analyse how cinema represents masculine struggles to survive in the despotic power dynamic society to fulfil gender role expectations through an in-depth investigation of the Malayalam film Vaazha: Biopic of a Billion Boys by Anand Menon. This paper examines the theme, characters and dialogues to elucidate societal expectations of masculine gender and how men are evaluated based on their friendships, education, and employment by the power-dynamic society. Furthermore, this study highlights the social perspective of ideal masculinity, emotional trauma and the role of society in controlling and governing gender through a quantitative study. It also analyses how the film Vaazha: Biopic of a Billion Boys educates young individuals to avoid becoming entangled in societal oppression and the significance of nurturing an egalitarian approach to overcome gender parity.

Keywords: Expectation, Gender, Masculine, Oppression, Power, Society