Shekar Datattri and documentaries
Exactly 11 days back, me and my friend Priyums had a chance to visit the documentary film festival organised by Prakriti Foundation at the South Indian Film Chamber theatre.
Three films were shown that day in all. I was late and missed the major portion of the first film by Vinod Raja. I had to miss out the Amudhan directed documentary about the sanitary workers in Madurai Corporation as well.
The film I happened to see and the one which was absolutely mindblowing in picturisation, script, music and cinematography was undoubtedly Shekar Dattatri’s
Nagarahole - Tales from an Indian jungle.
Shekar said during the chit chat with me and Priya that he had a big budget for this one and it took him 18 months and 25 hours of film footage to make this 53 minute film.
Its a pity that such an internationally acclaimed documentary film maker is living right here in Tiruvanmiyur and no mainstream media guys would cover such people.
They are all too busy covering the likes of Nameeta.
August 27th, 2005 at 8:49 am
enna panarathu, nameeta coverilla potta pasangal poi book a vanguvangal! shekar datattri a pottu, a few like u and me will buy book, adunala its more profitablt to cover nameeta,
idu dhan dumbing down of indian society nu sollunvagal, inida is becoming a society interested in PAGE 3 and the crap!
August 27th, 2005 at 2:26 pm
prabhu,u have not described what the documentary was abt!!!btw somehow i have found most docu kind of films boring.michael moore’s farenheit 9/11 was an exception.
must check out dubukku’s site sometime.
welcome back!
August 27th, 2005 at 3:47 pm
Its really pitty that these people dont get publicity in India. Good that you posted this PK.
August 27th, 2005 at 10:22 pm
Intha maathiri ketta, makkalukku yethu puduchi irukko atha cover panrathu thaan enga velainnu sappai-a oru reason solluvaanuga @#$%@#$
August 27th, 2005 at 10:24 pm
@vatsan
nameetha vai coverla podattum.
indha madhiri alungalai ellam oru page la yavadhu podalaam illai?
August 27th, 2005 at 10:25 pm
@sidth
It was about wild life in Nagarhole Jungle.
This film was anything but boring. It was brilliant.
August 27th, 2005 at 10:28 pm
@cipher
Exactly. i am reading vikatan for about 20 yrs. There were the times when Vikatan used to come up with “Cinema Special” every now and then.
Ippo adhellam thevaye illai. Each and every issue is cinema special.
The fall in the quality in Vikatan especially is appaling.
August 27th, 2005 at 10:30 pm
@dubukku
Yep these guys deserve lots of respect and attention from people like us.