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Navarasa (Nine Emotions; Tamil: ?????) is a 2005 Tamil language film directed by Santosh Sivan. It has met with a strong reception since its release, and has been shown at many film festivals across the world including the Singapore International Film Festival, the Pusan International Film Festival, Korea, the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan, the São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil and the Lyon Asian Film Festival, France among others. In January, 2006 it was selected as an official entry to the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
| Navarasa ????? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Santosh Sivan |
| Produced by | Santosh Sivan |
| Written by | Santosh Sivan |
| Starring | P. Shwetha Kushboo Bobby Darling Ejji K. Umamahesh |
| Music by | Aslam Mustafa |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Release date | 21 October 2005 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | Tamil |
Screenplay
The film revolves around the story of a young girl Shweta (P. Shwetha) taking her first steps towards adulthood. Ready for the adventure, the thirteen-year-old is upbeat, however soon discovers that every night, her uncle Gautam (Kushboo) transforms himself into a woman to lead a completely different life. When Shweta confronts Gautam on the matter, Gautam tells her he wishes to run away and marry Aravan at a local festival, the Koovagam Festival. The festival is held annually where people of the third gender regularly meet to re-enact the story of Aravan, a character from the epic Mahabharata. Shweta decides to find her uncle and bring him back home, and along the way, she makes new friends of the third gender, and discovers a whole new culture.
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