Sringaram | |
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Directed by | Saradha Ramanathan |
Screenplay by | Indra Soundar Rajan |
Story by | Saradha Ramanathan |
Starring | Aditi Rao Hydari Manoj K. Jayan Hamsa Moily Shashikumar Y. Gee. Mahendra |
Music by | Lalgudi Jayaraman |
Cinematography | Madhu Ambat |
Editing by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Studio | Golden Square Films |
Distributed by | GV Films [1] |
Release date(s) | October 5, 2007 |
Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Sringaram is a 2007 Indian Tamil period-drama film directed by debutant Saradha Ramanathan, a popular dancer. Co-written by novelist Indra Soundar Rajan and produced by Padmini Ravi, herself a dancer,[2][3] it stars Aditi Rao Hydari, in her feature film debut, in the lead role, alongside Manoj K. Jayan, Hamsa Moily and Y. Gee. Mahendra. The film depicts the life of a Devadasi during the 1920s.[4] Sringaram became highly critically acclaimed, winning three prizes at the 53rd National Film Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards,[5][6] besides being screened at several international film festivals, much prior to its theatrical release on 5 October 2007.[7]
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The film was screened at following film festivals:
The film's score and soundtrack were composed by renowned violinist Padma Bhushan Lalgudi Jayaraman. The soundtrack album features 14 tracks, most of them sung by carnatic musicians. Lyrics were penned by Swati VAR. Jayaraman eventually won a National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film's score.[21] Sringaram is notably his first and till date only work for a feature film.[22]