Devaradiyaar in Sadir - The Life and Art of Muthukannammal

This film revolves around the life and art of the Devadasi alias Devaradiyaar, who is still striving to keep her tradition of Sadir dance alive. Smt Viralimalai Muthukannammal’s only remnant of the glorious past of the Devadasi art form Sadir which is an ancient dance form, a precursor to the more popular Bharatanatyam This is one of the Devadasi-Nattuvanar heritage.

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Film produced by Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India

Research, Script, Editing & Direction: S. Shanmuganathan

Cinematography : V. Sreenivas
Music Supervisor : B.Lenin
Music : Kalaimamani S.Jaya Chandran (Jay Chaa)
Location Sound : K.Sathiyamurthy
Sound Design & 5.1 Mixing : K. Boopathi Raja, A.Ganapathy
Research : K. T. Gandhi Rajan
Colorist : A.Balasubramanian
Subject Specialists : Davesh Soneji, Nirthya Pillai
Illustration : Chorna Shanmuganathan
Programme Coordination : Dharni Dharan
Producer : Smita Vats Sharma
Produced by Films Division

Film Participated Festival and recognition

India Dance Festival, Netherlands from 5th to 9th May, 2021 (korzo.nl/en/india-dance-festival)
NFDC India Film Bazaar - 2020, Goa
22nd Madurai Documentary and Short Film Festival - 2020
8th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival -2020
9th Pondicherry International Documentary and Short Film Festival - 2020
SiGNS – Festival, Kerala
Online Screening Conducted by Shreya Nagarajan Singh | Arts Development Consultancy
Cinema Paradiso Multimedia Center (MMC) Auditorium, Auroville, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu - Film program on7th April 2021
Ta.mu.ea.ka.sa Art Literary Awards 2019
( Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists' Association Art Literary Awards 2019) our Documentary film " Deveradiyaar in Sadir - The Life and Art of Muthukannammal " got the award.
NP Nallasivam - Rathinam Memorial Award: Documentary

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