MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641109636 A) filed by Ms. Shirisha Balagam; and Dr. Bhargavi D Hemmige on September 12, 2026, for Cinematic Representation Of Disability And Gender In Contemporary Telugu Cinema.
Inventors include Ms. Shirisha Balagam; and Dr. Bhargavi D Hemmige.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT TITLE: CINEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF DISABILITY AND GENDER IN CONTEMPORARY TELUGU CINEMA A cinematic representation analysis system (100) and method for computationally analyzing disability and gender representation in contemporary cinematic content. The system (100) comprises a data acquisition module (110) for ingesting cinematic content, a disability classification engine (120) with physical (122), sensory (124) and psychosocial (126) disability classifiers, a gender analysis module (130) with a gender role identifier (132) and gender stereotype detector (134), an intersectionality assessment unit (140) with a multi-axis marginalization evaluator (142) and contextual norm analyzer (144), a thematic analysis processor (150) for narrative evaluation, a representation scoring engine (160) generating agency, empowerment and stereotype indices, and a reporting and visualization module (170) with a comparative analysis generator (172) and dashboard interface (174). The system enables systematic, quantitative assessment of how disability and gender identities are portrayed in cinematic works. [Figure 1]
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