Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan will co-produce Navarasa (courtesy maniratnam_)
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- Karthik Subbaraj, Bejoy Nambiar are on the list of directors
- ‘Navarasa’ will be an anthology of nine short films
- Each will represent an emotion
New Delhi:
Renowned filmmakers Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan collaborated on a philanthropic project – a Tamil anthology titled Navarasa – to help those in the Tamil film industry who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown, production has been halted in the film industry, affecting not only big-budget projects but also mainly employees, technicians and crew members. Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan “brainstormed” the idea of the Netflix anthologyNavarasa, which will be produced as a collection of nine short films, each representing an emotion or rasa like anger, compassion, courage, disgust, fear, laughter, love, peace and wonder – which explains the title.
While Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan will produce the anthology, the shorts will be directed by a roster of renowned directors such as Karthik Subbaraj, Bejoy Nambiar, Arvind Swami, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Ponram, Rathindran Prasad, Karthick Naren, Halitha Shameem and KV Anand, who agreed to join the project without charging any remuneration because it is for a charitable cause. Oscar-winning music maestro A R Rahman and music composer Karthik are also on board Navarasa. Netflix has also released a list of actors who will be featured in Navarasa – Revathy, Nithya Menen, Aishwarya Rajesh, Siddharth, Suriya, Arvind Swami, Prakash Raj, Gautam Karthik and Ashok Selven are on the set list.
Enna boss sollureenga? Honestly, we are star struck. 9 emotions, 9 stories, 1 epic anthology. #Navarasa, Coming soon.#ManiRatnam@JayendrasPOV@MadrasTalkies_@thearvindswami@nambiarbejoy@menongautham@halithashameem@karthicknaren_M@karthiksubbaraj@[email protected]/5PuB7DVgHP
– Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) October 28, 2020
Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan, in a joint statement, revealed that Navarasa was conceptualized during a “brainstorming” session, the PTI news agency reported: “This time the brainstorming was for the cause of our own industry, to appease and try to alleviate the agony to some extent. of our people who had no work for months. The idea to make short films and fundraise through them for this cause arose during one of those brainstorming nights. We were thrilled to seeing that the idea resonated immediately with the main directors, actors and technicians in the industry that we approached.
An anthology that will touch every sensitive chord. Presented by Mani Ratnam and Jayendra. #Navarasa, Coming soon.#ManiRatnam@JayendrasPOV@MadrasTalkies_pic.twitter.com/Eug84GypkT
– Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) October 28, 2020
“The idea of Navarasa was a spark when we discussed it and the industry came together to make it shine, give it a soul and make it count for its people. We are happy that Netflix has stepped forward to bring this confluence of emotions, talents, people and cause to the world, ”the filmmakers added.
Navarasa marks Netflix’s second Tamil anthology after Paava Kadhaigal was announced earlier this month.
(With PTI inputs)
