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News Round UpSeptember 19, 2003
Feature film on temple dancer
By Kutcheribuzz Staff / Madras
 
Bangalore based Pradhan Centre for Arts is producing a feature film, 'Shringara' based on the story of a temple dancer of the 1920s.

Padmini RaviDancer Padmini Ravi who heads Pradhan Centre is producing the film with a grant from the Ford Foundation. The director is Sharada Ramanathan.

The movie is the duo's maiden venture which is about a dancer of the 1920s who seeks emancipation using her art as her strength.

Involved in the making of the movie are top names like violin maestro Lalgudi G. Jayaraman providing the music scores, Madhu Ambat as the cinematographer, Thotta Tharani as the Art Director, and Saroj Khan handling the dance choreography.

The cast includes actress-dancer Manju Barghavi, Aditi Rao, Ishvarya, Hamsi Moiley and Sindhu.

It also features actors Chandrasekar, Manoj K Jayan, Y.G. Mahendran, Sashikumar and Bharath Kalyan.

The music composed by Lalgudi Jayaraman features a 'Mallari' played by the Enjikudi brothers. The launch function for the film was held in the last week of August in Madras. The first shoot is scheduled to being this month in Kumbakonam.

Sharada RamanathanDirector Sharada Ramanathan told KutcheriBuzz, "I have been thinking about this concept the last three years. Padmini, a good friend of mine and I talk about art, feminism, social systems and more and we've put in our ideas together in this movie. It is experimental. There are many stories woven into one. We're planning the release for December-January."

Sharada has worked in the field of culture and media for several years now. She was the Programme Officer, Culture and Media Dept., Ford Foundation and has also been the Programme Director of India Foundation for Art.

Contact: Pradhan Centre (Chennai Office) 4A, Shreyas Apts., 4th Seaward Road, Valmiki Nagar, Chennai - 600 041. Ph: 24424834, 24915140 E-mail: pradhanarts@hotmail.com

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