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BEYOND DOCUMENTING - ARTISTIC GLIMPSES IN DOCUMENTARIES / Amshan Kumar, RR Srinivasan and Ravi Subramanianin conversation with Kutti Revathi R R SRINIVASAN R.R. Srinivasan is a multifaceted filmmaker, photographer, and writer who has played a pivotal role in promoting the film appreciation movement in South India. Through his involvement in the film society movement and alternative film journals, he has made significant contributions to bringing serious cinema to a wider audience. Emerging from the Kanchanai Film Society in Thirunelveli, Srinivasan helped introduce non-metropolitan viewers to thought-provoking and impactful films. He is also a guest lecturer on film, literature, and photography at various universities and colleges. In recent years, he has been exploring the intersection of cinema and visual anthropology, further expanding the boundaries of his creative work. AMSHAN KUMAR Amshan Kumar is an acclaimed Indian filmmaker and writer with a deep passion for cinema. His 2015 National Film Award-winning documentary, Yazhpanan Thedchanamoorthy: Music Beyond Boundaries, remains the only Tamil non-fiction film to earn a National Award in the past 17 years. A respected writer, his book Cinema Rasanai, a comprehensive guide to film appreciation, is widely used as a textbook in universities. Amshan’s debut feature film, Oruththi, was selected for the prestigious 2003 International Film Festival of India, where it was showcased in the Indian Panorama section. His second film, Manusangada, was screened at both the 39th Cairo International Film Festival and the 48th International Film Festival of India in 2017, further solidifying his reputation in global cinema. He has translated the famous Tamil biography of Subramania Bharati written by Va.Ra into English. It won the Kovai Bharati Pasarai award in 2023. Based in Chennai, Amshan continues to contribute significantly to the Indian and international film landscape. RAVI SUBRAMANAIYAN Ravi Subramanian is a distinguished poet, short story writer, essayist, lyricist, composer, and filmmaker. With a prolific literary career, he has authored six poetry collections, two essay collections, and four literary anthologies. His poems, originally in Tamil, have been translated into eight languages, including English, French, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Oriya, gaining international recognition. Over the years, he has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Honorary Emirates Literary Personality at Tamil University Thanjavur, the Ma. Aranganathan Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by Justice Mahadevan, the Tamil Nadu Government Best Book Award, and the Bharathiyar Poetry Award, among others. An accomplished composer, he has set to music 93 poems by various modernist and ancient Tamil poets, further enriching the cultural landscape with his creative works. KUTTI REVATHI Revathi Suyambulingam @ Kutti Revathi is a celebrated Tamil poet, lyricist and filmmaker, widely recognised for her bold and evocative literary contributions. Her work explores themes of womanhood, identity and social norms often challenging conventional perceptions with her unique poetic voice. She has authored several acclaimed poetry collections, including Poonaiyai Pola Alaiyum Velicham (Light prowls like a cat), Mulaigal (Breasts) and Yanumitta Thee (The fire I lit), which have garnered both critical acclaim and controversy for their unapologetic exploration of feminine identity. She had also edited “Panikkudam”, (Amniotic Sac), the first feminist magazine in Indian vernacular dedicated to feminist body politics and philosophy. In addition to her literary achievements, Revathi is an accomplished lyricist, having penned songs for Oscar Winning Composer AR Rahman and accalimed Tamil Films, often infusing her lyrical work with poetic depth and cultural resonance. she has directed the films, Siragu and Kodai irul and a full-length documentary on three thousand years history of Tamil Music, “Abraham Pandithar’s Karunamirthasagaram” for AR Rahman Foundation. Visit DakshinaChitra DakshinaChitra Museum, East Coast Road, Muttukadu, Kanchipuram District Pin : 603 112