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Sharada Ramanathan is an Indian film director, cultural thinker and writer.^[1] She made her directional debut in the 2007 Tamil film Sringaram which won three National Film Awards. Her second film Puthiya Thiruppangal is awaiting release. In 2014, directed Natyanubhava, a documentary film said on Indian classical dance, featuring the top dancers and film technicians in India.

Career

Prior to entering films, Sharada Ramanathan was engaged with the fields of media and culture.^[2]^[3] She was involved with social and cultural movements such as SPIC MACAY and CRY. She was highly instrumental in setting up India Foundation for the Arts, a philanthropy organisation to encourage fine arts in India.^[4] She was also associated with Ford Foundation as its "Program Officer".^[5]^[6] She made her first feature film Sringaram (2007), a story set in the early 19th century, depicts the life of a Devadasi.^[7] After getting screened at various film festivals,^[8] the film got a theatrical release in 2007 and went on to win three National Film Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.^[6]^[9] The film was critically acclaimed. Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu noted, "Sringaram is an aesthetic showcase of first time maker Sharada Ramanathan's potential".^[10] She was one of the jury members of the 54th National Film Awards.^[11] Her second film Puthiya Thiruppangal which deals with child trafficking is awaiting release. Unlike her previous film which was a period drama, Puthiya Thiruppangal is set in the contemporary period and made on "commercial format".^[6] As of 2014, Sharada's third project Natyanubhava, is a documentary which is said to be based on Indian classical dance.^[5] The film produced by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust and funded by the Ministry of External Affairs.^[12]

Other works

Apart from her film career, Sharada has also worked as a journalist writing for various dailies, journals and magazines.^[5] She is associated with United Nations Development Programme and UNESCO and has been on many film related international juries like Indian Naional Film awards, IFFI Goa and International Macau Film Festival. ^[5]

Filmography

References

1. ^{{cite news|last=Ramnarayan|first=Gowri|title=Window to a woman’s world|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/03/14/stories/2008031451200300.htm|accessdate=19 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 March 2008}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Competition Section – 2006|url=http://pib.nic.in/prs/iffi2006/2.pdf|page=20|format=PDF|publisher=Press Information Bureau|accessdate=20 February 2014}}
3. ^{{cite news|last=Manmadhan|first=Prema|title=Wedded to cinema|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/wedded-to-cinema/article3502652.ece|accessdate=20 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=8 June 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Director's Biography|url=http://iffi.nic.in/iffi2006/competition.pdf|publisher=International Film Festival of India|accessdate=19 February 2014|page=20|format=PDF}}
5. ^¹²³{{cite web|title=Sharada Ramanathan – India|url=http://www.creativebusinesscup.com/ramanathan|publisher=Creative Business Cup|accessdate=19 February 2014}}
6. ^¹²{{cite news|last=Ashok Kumar|first=S. R.|title=Movie with a message|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/movie-with-a-message/article4614236.ece|accessdate=19 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=13 April 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|last=Warrier|first=Shobha|title=A crossover film about devdasis|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/18sri.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=19 February 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=The visuals did evoke a lot of curiosity|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/24slid3.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=19 February 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|last=Srinivas|first=Saraswathy|title=Sringaram's album, a collector's item|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/25sssri.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=19 February 2014}}
10. ^{{cite news|last=Rangarajan|first=Malathi|title=Aesthetic and appealing – Sringaram|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/10/05/stories/2007100550090300.htm|accessdate=19 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 October 2007}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=54th National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/54thNFABrochure.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|accessdate=19 February 2014|format=PDF}}
12. ^{{cite news|last=Krupa|first=Lakshmi|title=5,000 years in 52 minutes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/5000-years-in-52-minutes/article5522789.ece|accessdate=19 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=31 December 2013}}