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India/2005/117 min/35mm
Director: Sharada Ramanathan
Producer: Madhu Ambat
Screenwriter: Indira Sounderrajan
Cinematographer: Madhu Ambat
Production Designer: Thota Tharani
Editor: Sreekar Prasad
Sound Editor: Lakshmi Narayanan
Choreographer: Saroj Khan
Music: Padma Bhushan Lalgudi G. Jayaraman
Cast: Aditi Rao Hydari, Manoj K. Jayan, Hamsa Moily, Sashikumar
Devadasis have occupied a position of privilege under the protection of the state and served as the main repositories of traditional arts, particularly dance and music since the 10 th Century. In 1920s Tamil Nadu, Madhura becomes the principal devadasi of her village temple. By the prevailing system, she also becomes mistress to the local princely landlord, the Mirasu. She accepts her symbolic but powerless position in society until she witnesses the unreasonable demands and vagrant abuses of power the Mirasu wields.
In her directorial debut, Sharada Ramanathan refutes the idea of feminism as a western construct by illustrating how women of yore may have utilized the arts as a subversive route towards emancipation.
Tamil (English subtitles)
Print Source:
Madhu Ambat/ Sharada Ramanath
Golden Square FilmsPvt Ltd
26 Vijayalakshmi Street , Mahalingampuram
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034
India
Ph: 91 44 28171007
Fax: 91 44 4302 6321
madhuambat@madhuambat.com
www.sringaramthefilm.com
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