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Maniratnam’s latest lands in religion controversy

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Controversies are not new to veteran director Maniratnam. In the initial days of his career itself, he created ripples across the country through his ” Bombay” movie. Now “Nava rasa’, the film produced by him landed into similar controversy as Muslims are severely objecting on this movie. Details as follows.

Navarasa’ is a nine-film anthology produced by Mani Ratnam. It was released directly on Netflix this weekend. The movie has nine short films based on nine ‘rasas’. The movie got good feedback from the viewers. Most of the viewers say at least 5 out of these 9 stories are really good. Each of this short film is directed by different director like – Arvind Swami, Gautham Menon, Karthik Subbaraj, Priyadarshan etc.

While the makers are happy with this positive response, they received a jolt from unexpected quarters. Some Muslims were deeply offended with the makers of the movie utilizing the verses from holy Koran for the publicity of the movie. Also, one of these 9 stories has references to the verses of Quran. This upset some of the Muslims. Raza Academy, a Muslim organization tweeted, “Netflix has published a verse of the Quran in the advertisement of its film NavaRasa in Daily Thanthi newspaper. This is an insult to the Quran. We demand strict action against @NetflixIndia.”

However, Maniratnam or any director of the movie did not respond on this controversy yet. We need to wait and see how they respond.

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Actor Siddharth talks about his experience of working in ‘Navarasa’

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Filmmaker Rathindran R. Prasad has directed “Inmai” (emotion: fear) in “Navarasa”. The upcoming OTT anthology that has nine stories based on the nine ‘rasa’ or human emotions. The film has actor Siddharth in the central role.

Siddharth says: “I was elated when Mani Ratnam and Jayandra offered me ‘Inmai’. It’s one of the Nine rasa, the word means something which is not there. People’s curiosity will be elevated when they hear the word ‘Inmai’. This project ‘Navarasa’ is a step to help the film fraternity and the people involved by raising funds, who have been severely affected by Covid. It was an exciting experience working with the filmmaker Rathindran Prasad and actress Parvathy Thiruvothu.”

“Navarasa” is showcases nine different emotions of love, laughter, anger, sorrow, courage, fear, disgust, surprise and peace through nine tales. It will premiere on August 6 on Netflix.

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Director Gautham Vasudev Menon on Suriya and Prayaga Rose Martin’s roles in ‘Navarasa’

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For the upcoming anthology “Navarasa”, Gautham Vasudev Menon has directed the segment “Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru”, which showcases the emotion or ‘rasa’ of love. Actor Suriya plays Kamal while Prayaga Rose Martin plays Nethra.

Talking about the character played by Suriya, the director says: “Suriya was my first choice for this character and I don’t see anybody else playing this. I have been waiting to work with him for a very long time. This film was the best opportunity and it worked out very well.”

On the character played by Prayaga, Menon shares: “Nethra comes like a breath of fresh air in Kamal’s life. She speaks in a way that creates a lasting impression in our minds. Prayaga Rose Martin has performed the character in an edgy way. The way she talks, the way she looks, the way she plays with her hair — and these traits are not physical, it’s all in her mind. The way she talks about music and connects with the character is amazing. I am looking forward to seeing how it turns out.”

Navarasa will premiere on Netflix across 190 countries. The upcoming anthology showcases nine different emotions — of love, laughter, anger, sorrow, courage, fear, disgust, surprise and peace. Navarasa produced by Madras Talkies and Qube Cinema Technologies, and will premiere on August 6.

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Netflix to put film lovers on cloud nine with Navarasa

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Netflix has brought together top names of south Indian film industry for its nine-part Tamil anthology film – Navarasa.

The movie presented by filmmaker Mani Ratnam and writer and filmmaker Jayendra Panchapakesan, is based on the nine ‘rasas’ (human emotions) – anger, compassion, courage, disgust, fear, laughter, love, peace and wonder.

It will release exclusively on Netflix on August 6 2021 across 190 countries. Netflix has launched the teaser of Navarasa, which is winning accolades from various quarters.

The directors who have helmed the nine ‘rasas
are- Arvind Swami, Bejoy Nambiar, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Karthick Naren, Karthik Subbaraj, Priyadarshan, Rathindran Prasad, Sarjun, and Vasanth Sai.

Say Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan, “The project was executed in the thick of the pandemic, under the most difficult conditions by the different teams. Putting the utmost safety measures in place, nine films were completed. Today Navarasa is ready for the world to see. Navarasa will showcase the talent and creativity of our industry. It will also support 12000 of our colleagues to tide through the pandemic.”

The teaser was conceptualized by filmmaker Bharat Bala and it gives a glimpse of human emotions as captured in the nine short films.

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