HELMED BY THE COMBINED GENIUS OF MANI
RATNAM & JAYENDRA PANCHAPAKESAN, NETFLIX ANNOUNCES TAMIL ANTHOLOGY,
NAVARASA
The nine-film anthology will narrate stories across nine ‘rasas’
(emotions), to launch exclusively on Netflix across 190 countries
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020: Netflix today announced its next Tamil
anthology, Navarasa. The nine-film anthology,
presented by Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Pachapakesan, is based on the nine rasas (emotions)
- anger, compassion, courage, disgust, fear, laughter, love, peace and wonder.
Navarasa brings
together the finest talent of the Tamil film industry. In this exciting
anthology, nine directors Arvind Swami, Bejoy Nambiar, Gautham Vasudev Menon,
Karthik Subbaraj, Karthick Naren, KV Anand, Ponram, Rathindran Prasad and
Halitha Shameem lend their incredible talent to bring their distinctive
perspective on each rasa. The nine short-films feature a stellar
line up of over 40 cast and several hundred creative and film technicians. The incredible creative community of Tamil cinema has
united to send a strong message of solidarity and resilience and graciously
offer their services pro-bono. They will contribute the
proceeds from the films towards the well-being of film workers in Tamil cinema
impacted by the pandemic.
Speaking on this collaboration, Mani
Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan said, “We have always loved the idea of brainstorming to come up with unique
ideas for raising money for deserving causes. This time, we were brainstorming
for the cause of our own industry and to alleviate the agony of our people who
had no work for months. The idea of producing short films and raising funds through
them was born on one such brainstorming evening. We were thrilled that the idea
resonated instantly with all the leading directors, actors and technicians we
approached. Navarasa was a spark of an idea when we discussed it. The industry
has come together to passionately transform the nine emotions
into nine films and make it count for the audiences, the cause, the
industry and its people. We are happy that
Netflix has come forward to take this confluence of emotion, talent, people and
the cause to the world.”
Srishti Arya, Director, International
Original Film, Netflix India said, “We’re thrilled to be the home to these nine
extraordinary films. We admire how this wonderful ensemble of filmmakers and
talent have joined hands to support the creative community. Navarasa is a
celebration of the craft of filmmaking and the magic of Tamil cinema that we
can’t wait to take to the world.”
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About Justickets:
The Navarasa
anthology of short films was conceived by directors Mani Ratnam and Jayendra
Panchapakesan (co-founder, Qube Cinema) as an initiative that will raise funds
to support those in the cinema industry who have been acutely affected by the
COVID-19 crisis. The project is being produced under the banner of Justickets,
in association with AP International and Wide Angle Creations as executive producers.
All the talent and companies involved in the project have offered their
services pro bono, with the sole objective of supporting the industry at large.
Media Contacts
Neha Kaul: nkaul@netflix.com
Trishla Shah: trishla.shah@publicisconsultants-asia.com
Sweta Poojari: spoojari@netflix.com
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