Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Veedu

Timestamp:

Jul 23, 2012, 7:08:30 PM (12 years ago)

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Trupti

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Veedu

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+'''Veedu'''
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+aka The House aka Home and the World
+1987 110’ col Tamil
+d/sc/c Balu Mahendra p Kala Das pc Shri Kala
+Int. st Ahila Balu Mahendra m Ilaiyaraja
+lp Archana, Bhanuchander, M.A. Chokkalinga
+Bhagavathar, Sathya, Indu
+
+
+Released in the International Year of Shelter,
+the film tells of Sudha (Archana), a government
+clerk in Madras, who lives with her sister and
+grandfather Murugesan (Bhagavathar), a retired
+music teacher. They look for a new home and
+are advised to build one instead. Helped by her
+friend Gopi (Bhanuchander), she encounters
+harassment, corruption and obstruction
+wherever she turns until, in the end, the Water
+Authority appropriates her new house and she
+is last seen in a freeze-frame seeking redress
+through the courts. The director claimed it to
+be a true story, inspired by the experiences of
+his mother. As his own cinematographer,
+Mahendra uses hand-held techniques and
+atmospheric source lighting to great effect.
+There are no song and dance sequences but
+the movie lovingly shows the old man singing
+beloved Tamil songs. The music is taken
+largely from Ilaiyaraja’s album How to Name It.
+Archana’s and especially Bhagavathar’s
+performances stand out, while the overly
+emphatic figure of building worker Mangatha
+strikes a false note.
+
+[[Film]]