Navarasa (2005)
நவரசா
The film revolves around the story of a young girl Shweta (P. Shwetha) taking her first steps towards adulthood. Ready for the adventure, the thirteen-year-old is upbeat, however soon discovers that every night, her uncle Gautam (Kushboo) transforms himself into a woman to lead a completely different life.
- Date of release
- 2005-01-01
- TMDB
- 4.9 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Santosh Sivan
Casting
Interesting facts
Navarasa is a 2005 Indian Tamil language film directed by Santosh Sivan. It has met with a strong reception since its release and has been shown at many film festivals across the world, including the Singapore International Film Festival, the Pusan International Film Festival, Korea, the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan, the São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil and the Lyon Asian Film Festival, France among others. In January 2006, it was selected as an official entry to the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Production
After interviewing several people of the third gender, Santosh Sivan decided to develop a story and make a film on them.
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