screening-My name is palaru.Tamil documentary film premier-june-30,2008
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We invite you for the screening of the film
MY NAME IS PALARU [En Paer Palaru]
Duration-85 minutes
A film on the great palaru river.
Documentary film premiere screening
June-30--2008,Monday 6-15 pm
Russian cultural Centre. Kasthuri rengan salai,Near
Chola sheraton,
Alwarpet,Chennai.
DVD Released by Pazha.Nedumaran, received by
M.M.Basheer, Vaniyambadi
Introductory speech by P.B. Martin
Film Review By A. Marx
and also with Ragavaraj, Kanchi
Amuthan,Devaraj,Mullai,Azhagia
Periavan, Mahendran, Karunagaran,Dhayalan, Durai.
Palaru is an ancient river of Tamilnadu, some
archeologists say Palaru
river is the "ancient Cauvery" [paleo cauvery].
Palaru begins from Nandi hills, Karnataka and flows
to
Andhrapradesh,then to tamilnadu. Breaking the 1892
mysore
samasthanam agreement Karnataka built two major dams
and stopped the
water to Tamilnadu, Within the stretch of 32 kms
andhrapradesh built 22 dams . Once a perennial river
now become a
desert,for five decades there is no water in the
river.
In tamilnadu from Vaniyambadi to Ranipet nearly 1000
tannery
industries pollute the river with very dangerous
chemicals like chromium and nickel. In Kancheepuram
once a buddhist
capital .the palaru changed in to complete sand mining
sight.Both the private contractors and the government
of tamilnadu dig
the river up to 40 feet to take the sand.
In the age of mineral water bottle, a great drinking
water source is
completely destroyed by the central and state govt .
Oraganised By
Kanchanai film society
Tamilnadu Thiraippada Iyakkam,
Makkal Thiraippada Iyakkam
Social Action Movement
Water rights Protection movement
Palatru Pathukappu Iyakkam
Poovulagin Nanbargal.
All are welcome. Please forward this everbody.
Produced By Social Action Movement &Water rights
Protection Movement,
Ph-044-27565215, www.socialactionmovement.com
Asst Director- Vimal kanth
Photographers-Kutti revathi, Vimalkanth, V.A.Surya
Co director-Kutti Revathi
Editors- P.Thangaraj.Dhayalan
Videographers- RR
Srinivasan,Ilanthirumaran,Ashok,Aravinth.
Research,Script & Direction-RR Srinivasan
R.R. Srinivasan
R.R. Srinivasan film maker, photographer, writer
involved in the
promotion of film appreciation movement in South India
through the
film society movement and alternative film journals .
He emerged from
Kanchanai film society in Thirunelveli, which took
serious cinema to a
non-metropolitan audience. He guest lecturers on film
,literature and
photography in universities and colleges. He has been
exploring the
possibilities of visual anthropology.
Filmography :
Documentaries
Close your eyes (1997),
Death of a River (1999)
Getting Lost (2000),
The Untouchable Country (2001)
Silk Route (2001) ,
Invisible Children(2003),
The Old Sea and The Man(2005)
The Mask Is the Face(2005),
Short Films
The Ruins (1998),
Labyrinthe (2000),
Song of the Road(2006)
For Television
Chithiramum Kaippazhakkam
Interview with Artist Chandru
RR Srinivasan
Mail : 43 / 8,Ganga Nagar, II nd street, Kodambakkam,
Chennai - 600 024. India.
PH-94440-65336 , 044-43578159
Mail: rrsrin...@gmail.com
R.R.SRINIVASAN,
43/8,SECOND STREET,GANGA NAGAR
CHENNAI-600024
TAMILNADU.INDIA
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