“Transcreating Dystopia: A Study of Dubbing Practices and Cultural Adaptation in the Tamil Dub of Blade Runner 2049”
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While the primary global versions are in English, official regional dubs (Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu) were produced for the Indian market. Film Overview Suggested Paper Title “Transcreating Dystopia: A Study of
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This paper examines the Tamil-dubbed version of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 (2017), focusing on linguistic adaptation, cultural transcreation, and audience reception among Tamil-speaking viewers. While the original film is dense with philosophical and noir elements, the dubbing process necessitates simplification, localization, and semantic shifts. Drawing on translation studies (Venuti, 1995) and dubbing theory (Chaume, 2012), this study analyzes key scenes from the Tamil dub, comparing them with the original English dialogue. Findings suggest that while the Tamil version retains the core plot, it loses much of the existential ambiguity, replacing it with more explicit emotional cues and action-oriented phrasing. The paper concludes by discussing how dubbing affects the perception of genre cinema in regional Indian markets.