Maati Maay
Maati Maay (A Grave-Keeper's Tale) is a Marathi social drama film directed and produced by Chitra Palekar based on Baayen, a story of Bengali novelist Mahasweta Devi.[1][2] This film was released in 17 March 2007 under the banner of Dnya Films.[3] [4]This was Nandita Das's Marathi cinema Debut and she received Maharashtra State Film Awards as best actress in 2007.[1][5]
Plot[]
The movie revolves with the story of human relationship and superstitions of patriarchal society. Chandi, is a young woman from a lower caste, whose family has traditionally been in charge of a children's graveyard. After the death of her father Chandi inherits the job in graveyard. She performs the unpleasant task of burying the village's children which affects her body and mind. Her husband, Narsu, fails to understand Chandi's state of mind; society forces her to continue the job. Finally Chandi rebels and her community becomes extremely hostile to her.
Cast[]
- Nandita Das as Chandi
- Mukta Barve as Yashoda
- Atul Kulkarni as Narsu
- Kshitij Gavande as Bhagirath
References[]
- ^ a b Indo-Asian News Service (2 September 2006). "Maati Maay at Toronto Film Festival". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Grave matters". thehindu.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "MAATI MAAY (2006)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Maati Maay". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Nandita honoured for 'Maati Maay'". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
External links[]
- Maati Maay at IMDb
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