Sengadal
| Sengadal | |
|---|---|
 The Dead Sea | |
| Directed by | Leena Manimekalai |
| Produced by | Janaki Sivakumar |
| Written by |
C. Jerrold Shobasakthi |
| Music by | L. V. Ganesan |
| Cinematography | M J Radhakrishnan |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad |
Production company |
Tholl Paavai Theatres |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language |
Tamil English |
Sengadal (English: The Dead Sea) is the first full length feature film of Leena Manimekalai, who also stars in the film. Several local actors form the rest of the cast. Produced by Janaki Sivakumar under the banner of Tholl Paavai Theatres, the film features cinematography by M J Radhakrishnan and editing by Sreekar Prasad. The film was initially banned by Regional Censor Board and then after several months of legal struggle with the Appellate Tribunal Authorities at New Delhi, CBFC had cleared the film without any cuts but with an Adult certification by July 2011.
Leena Manimekalai’s Sengadal is the only Tamil film to be screened at the 42nd International Film Festival of India. Sengadal has also won the NAWFF award at Tokyo for the Best Asian Film.[1]
References
External links
- Official site sengadalthemovie.com
- Mid Day Magazine Horrors of Tamil-Lankan fishermen on celluloid
- LiveMint Fishing in death sea
- Tehelka My protagonists are like shamans
- The Hindu No holds barred
- Indian Express Trobled Waters
- New Indian Express It is time we censored the Censor Board
- New Indian Express Sea of sufferings
- Ananda Vikatan report on Sengadal censorship issue'(in Tamil')