Navarasa (film)
- P. Shwetha as Shwetha
- Bobby Darling Bobby Darling as
- Khushboo as Gautham
- Ejji K. Umamahesh as Vardharajan
- Apeksha Bhat as Shwethas mother
Navarasa ( Alternative title: Nine Emotions) is an Indian film from 2005 directed the dramedy led Santosh Sivan, who also wrote the screenplay.. The main role was played by P. Shwetha. Handmade Productions produced the film.
Action
The thirteen- year-old Indian girl Shwetha lives with her parents and her uncle in a house. They spied for her uncle one day and sees without his knowledge, as women put him women's clothes. She realizes that her uncle Gautham is a transvestite, but this concealed from their parents, as the uncle would probably breach of Shwethas father out of the house.
When her parents go away, to take care of Shwetha Gautham. He goes to Kuvagam Festival, an annual festival held, which is the meeting place of thousands of transsexuals to create the myth of Aravan and Mohini back to life. Shwetha is on its way to also come to the festival and to find her uncle. Meanwhile, she meets the transsexual Bobby Darling and befriends with him. The two arrive at the Festival where Bobby Darling told her Hindu background of the festival and a beauty contest winner. Shwetha finally finds her uncle and the two go back home.
Genesis
The film, which came into the Indian cinema on 21 October 2005, was not really a script based, but just an idea; most originated as a improvising on the set. Santosh Sivan, who through successes with high budget as Asoka - The Way of the Warrior was known, was fascinated by the fate of the visitors to the Koovagam festivals and then decided to make a film about the festival and the religious background. For the film, amateur actors were mainly used.
Reviews
On Variety.com you wrote that the objective view of the festivities, the interesting thing about the movie would be, but it lacked in establishing and Sivan Kompostionsauge seems to have been reduced by the small budget. ( Objective look at the festivities are the pic's most interesting sections, but the whole lacks a sense of build- up and Sivan 's compositional eye Appears to have been compromised by the restrictions of a lower budget. )
Awards
The film was shown at the 2005 Pusan International Film Festival and 2006 in competition at the International Film Festival Innsbruck, but the Sino- South Korean Drama Mang Zhong had to concede defeat.
At the Monaco International Film Festival, the film won the Independent Spirit Award and Angel Bobby Darling the Award for Best Supporting Actor. Navarasa won the National Film Award for Best Film in Tamil.