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| 1. PANCHA BHUTAM |
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| An original play in koothu
form, composed and directed by P. Rajagopal, on
the them of the conservation, the role of forests
and living in harmony with nature, the video offers
a condensed version of the night-long real-time
performance |
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| Duration |
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58 mins. |
| Year |
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1993 |
| Languages |
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Tamil/English substitles/and English voiceover |
| Director |
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Nishat Ahmed |
| Technical Support |
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Chola Creations |
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| 2 MAUNA-K-KURAM |
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| Scripted and directed by S.
Ramanujam in folk, idiom, the play contrasts the
independent, skilled and earthy gypsy and her
egalitarian life style with the traditional Puranic
images of femininity. Shot during performance
by research scholar. |
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| Duration |
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72 mins |
| Year |
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1995 |
| Languages |
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Tamil only |
| Remarks |
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Home video quality/shot in VHS |
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| 4. KULAVAI 1996 |
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| The video offers a glimpse
into the three-day national festival bringing
together theatre persons with interest in gender
issues, social activists working through theatre,
and seven diverse theatre groups country-wide.
They interact through discussions, performances
and workshops |
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| Duration |
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72 mins |
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1995 |
| Languages |
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Tamil only |
| Remarks |
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Home video quality/shot in VHS |
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| 3. PACHA MANNU |
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| The film demonstrates the
working process of interactive street theatre.
Brief segments of the play scripted and directed
by A. Mangain are interwoven with audience feedback,
spectator-performer discussion and comments reflecting
the perceptions of the various participants. |
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| Duration |
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22 mins |
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1996 |
| Languages |
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Tamil (English subtitles) and English |
| Director |
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Mini Hari |
| Technical Support |
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Campus initiative |
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| 5. WOMEN STAGE ARTISTS OF
TAMIL NADU |
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| This archival documentation
gives glimpses of 17 women stage artists of Tamil
Nadu representing different genres from traditional
to avant-farde, who gathered at KULAVAI 97. Excerpts
of performances by each are supplemented with
basic personal information about each. |
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| Duration |
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135 mins |
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1997 |
| Languages |
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Tamil (English subtitles) |
| Director |
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Mini Hari |
| Technical Support |
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Campus initiative |
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| 6. AVVAI |
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| The original play by "Inquilab",
directed by A. Mangai, challenges the image of
old age that literary tradition associates with
the ancient woman poet. This youthful, sensuous
and fearless Avvai threatens the patriarchal view
which has marginalized the female voice |
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| Duration |
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45 mins |
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1998 |
| Languages |
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Tamil Only |
| Remarks |
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Home video quality/shot in VHS |
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| 7. KULAVAI'99 |
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| This festival emphasized the
links between theatre, cultural activism and social
action from a gender perspective. Excerpts from
demos, performances, and workshops from the four
Southern states, provide the flavour this unique
experience. |
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| Year |
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1999 |
| Languages |
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Multiple (English sub- titles) |
| Director |
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Mini Hari & S. Arunmozhi |
| Technical Support |
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Ria Creations |
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| 8. SKILLS TRAINING WORKSHOP |
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| The first part gives a glimpse
of the training in theatre skills offered at a
workshop for NGOs on the use of theatre for communication
on social issues. The second part captures in
full the three short but different plays developed
by the participants during the workshop. |
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| Duration |
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91 mins |
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Tamil only |
| Director |
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Saravanan |
| Technical Support |
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MSSRF |
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| 9. PAVAZHAKKODI |
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| A complete documentation of
an innovative play written and directed by Dr.
K. A. Gunasekharan, fusing contemporary gender
and artistic concerns with traditional forms and
interweaving the personal and stage lives of the
women stage artists in a tale from the Mahabarathas.
Shot in performance |
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| Duration |
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85 mins |
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Tamil only |
| Director |
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S. Arunmozhi |
| Technical Support |
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Ria Creation |
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| 10. MEDAI PESUDU |
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| This play is an unique product
of collective work by the all-woman group of traditional
stage artists and a team of resource persons.
It takes a fresh look, using theatrical devices,
satire and comedy at three well-known women from
Puranic stories Shot during stage performance
by a visitor. |
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| Duration |
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110 mins |
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Tamil only |
| Remarks |
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Home video quality/shot in VHS |
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| 11. MANIMEKALAI |
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| Adapted by "Inquilab"
from the great Tamil epic by Seethalai Sattanar,
directed by A. Mangai, and performed by the all-woman
group in their own genre, the play set in the
era of Buddhist-Brahmanical conflict reflects
the caste and gender oppression of the time through
the woman's struggle for freedom of choice. Shot
in complete play performance. |
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| Duration |
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110 mins |
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Tamil only |
| Director |
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Sarangan |
| Technical Support |
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Turnstone |
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| 12. KULAVAI 2002 |
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| This KULAVAI focused on women
directors, showcasing the work of three and reflecting
on the work of others through a seminar. In three
sections, interviews with several women directors
are interspersed with brief extracts from the
three plays and the seminar. |
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| Duration |
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22 mins |
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English only |
| Director |
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K.R. Archana & K. Bhanumathi |
| Technical Support |
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M.O.P. Vaishnav College |
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| 13. PANI-T-THEE |
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| A solo performance, the play,
scripted and directed by A. Mangai, explores gender
identity through a tale from the Mahabaratha,
of a woman who struggled to become a man to seek
justice in a man's world. The tale is retold in
the language of koothu and isai natakam, aided
by transformation of costume, make-up style. Complete
play shot in studio performance. |
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| Duration |
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48 mins |
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2003 |
| Languages |
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Tamil (English subtitles) |
| Director |
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K. Bhanumathi |
| Technical Support |
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ETV Studio |
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| 14. THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
(THODAR PAYANAM) |
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| A glimpse into the life, the
skills of a group of 12 women performers in a
traditional Tamil Theatre genre, and the play
which is launching them into the next stage of
their journey - to form an all woman theatre company |
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| Duration |
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13 mins |
| Year |
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2005 |
| Languages |
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English Voice-over and Tamil (with English
sub-titles) |
| Direction/Script |
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Anupama Srinivasan, Anushka Meenakshi,
Kaushik Udayashankar, Tarun Saldanha |
| Technical Support |
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Filter Coffee Production |
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| 15. STAGING EMPOWERMENT (Arangerum
Ezhuchi) |
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| Introduces 15 women members
of rural self-help groups who came together to
tell the story of their experiences in development
through theatre. Glimpses of the play developed
in a workshop are interwoven with the women's
accounts of what they gained from the experience. |
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| Duration |
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12 mins |
| Year |
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2005 |
| Languages |
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Tamil with English sub-titles and Tamil
only |
| Direction/Script |
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K. Bhanumathy |
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All videos, unless otherwise
indicated, are of professional quality, shot
in Beta, Umatic or digital camera.
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All CD Roms costs Rs. 50/-
per unit of 60 mins.
VHS cassettes cost Rs. 150/- or Rs. 200/- according
to length. Cost of postage will be charged in
addition. |
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| To obtain send your request
to gender@mssrf.res.in |
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