Vanaja is a 2006 Indian art house film written and directed by Rajnesh Domalpalli on a story that constituted his Master of Fine Arts thesis at Columbia University. The film, made in the Telugu language, was filmed on a meagre budget of USD 20000 using a cast of non-professional first-timers for two and a half months. The film stars Mamatha Bhukya as the titular character; a 15 year-old daughter of a poor fisherman set in the backdrop of a rustic state of Andhra Pradesh in Southern India.

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  • Vanaja is a 2006 Indian art house film written and directed by Rajnesh Domalpalli on a story that constituted his Master of Fine Arts thesis at Columbia University. The film, made in the Telugu language, was filmed on a meagre budget of USD 20000 using a cast of non-professional first-timers for two and a half months. The film stars Mamatha Bhukya as the titular character; a 15 year-old daughter of a poor fisherman set in the backdrop of a rustic state of Andhra Pradesh in Southern India. She plays a girl who learns Kuchipudi, a classical Indian dance form, while being employed at a local landlady's house. All seems to be going well for her until sexual chemistry evolves between her and the landlady's son, and this eventually leads her being raped by him. The ensuing pregnancy disrupts her simple life, and she must choose how to deal with the child. The film was screened at several international film festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival, among others. While it was nominated for the Diesel Discovery Award at the former, it won the Best First Feature award at the latter. Besides this, it won several jury prizes at other film festivals, and was nominated for the Best First Feature and Best Cinematography awards at the Independent Spirit Awards. The film found favour with many international critics as well. Roger Ebert ranked the film among the five best foreign language films of 2007. The film, which runs for 111 minutes in its vernacular Telugu language along with subtitles in English language, failed to find any distributors for screening in India.
  • Vanaja to nagrodzony na wielu festiwalach indyjski film artystyczny z 2006 roku wyreżyserowany wg własnego scenariusza przez debiutanta Rajnesh Domalpalli. Film został nakręcony w języku telugu na południu Indii w wioskach Andhra Pradesh. Film niskobudżetowy, z udziałem nieprofesjonalnych aktorów, nakręcony w ciągu 2,5 miesiąca jako praca dyplomowa w ramach Master of Fine Arts na Columbia University. W tytułowej roli, 15-letniej dziewczynki uczącej się indyjskiego tańca klasycznego Kuchipudi wystąpiła Mamatha Bhukya. Dramat ten otrzymał nagrodę za najlepszy debiut na Międzynarodowym Festiwalu Filmowym w Berlinie. Film opowiada historię córki uzależnionego od alkoholu rybaka, która porzuciwszy szkołę zaczyna uczyć się tańca u byłej tancerki. Wykorzystana przez jej syna, urodziwszy dziecko próbuje walczyć o swoją godność, o swoje miejsce w życiu. Film przepełniają ponadto piękne sceny klasycznego tańca na tle krajobrazu południowych Indii.
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  • Vanaja is a 2006 Indian art house film written and directed by Rajnesh Domalpalli on a story that constituted his Master of Fine Arts thesis at Columbia University. The film, made in the Telugu language, was filmed on a meagre budget of USD 20000 using a cast of non-professional first-timers for two and a half months. The film stars Mamatha Bhukya as the titular character; a 15 year-old daughter of a poor fisherman set in the backdrop of a rustic state of Andhra Pradesh in Southern India.
  • Vanaja to nagrodzony na wielu festiwalach indyjski film artystyczny z 2006 roku wyreżyserowany wg własnego scenariusza przez debiutanta Rajnesh Domalpalli. Film został nakręcony w języku telugu na południu Indii w wioskach Andhra Pradesh. Film niskobudżetowy, z udziałem nieprofesjonalnych aktorów, nakręcony w ciągu 2,5 miesiąca jako praca dyplomowa w ramach Master of Fine Arts na Columbia University.
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