Navarasa (film)

Navarasa (film)
Navarasa
Directed by Santosh Sivan
Produced by Santosh Sivan
Written by Santosh Sivan
Starring P. Shwetha,
Kushboo,
Bobby Darling,
Ejji K. Umamahesh
Music by Aslam Mustafa
Cinematography Santosh Sivan
Editing by A. Sreekar Prasad
Release date(s) 2005
Running time 90 minutes
Language Tamil

Navarasa (Nine Emotions) (2005) is a film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film is in Tamil, with English subtitles. It has met with a strong reception since its release, and has been shown at many film festivals across the world including the Singapore International Film Festival, the Pusan International Film Festival, Korea, the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan, the São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil and the Lyon Asian Film Festival, France among others. In January, 2006 it was selected as an official entry to the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

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Plot

The film revolves around the story of a young girl Shweta (P. Shwetha) taking her first steps towards adulthood. Ready for the adventure, the thirteen year old is upbeat, however soon discovers that every night, her uncle Gautam (Kushboo) transforms himself into a woman to lead a completely different life. When Shweta confronts Gautam on the matter, Gautam tells her he wishes to run away and marry Aravan at a local festival, the Koovagam Festival. The festival is held annually where people of the third gender regularly meet to re-enact the story of Aravan, a character from the epic Mahabharata. Shweta decides to find her uncle and bring him back home, and along the way, she makes new friends of the third gender, and discovers a whole new culture.

Cast

Awards

The film has won the following awards since its release:

2005 Monaco International Film Festival (Monaco)

2005 National Film Awards (India)

  • Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Tamil) - Navarasa - Santosh Sivan

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