Mani Ratnam, Jayendra Panchapakesan bankroll Navarasa to support Tamil film industry

Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan will produce Navarasa. (Photo: Netflix)

To provide financial assistance to members of the Tamil film industry, whose livelihoods have been severely affected by the outbreak of the coronavirus, directors Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan have come up with a novel solution. The filmmakers will be producing an anthology called Navarasa for Netflix. And the proceeds from the movie will go to those who have suffered due to unemployment during the lockdown.

“We have always loved to brainstorm and come up with unique ideas to raise money for deserving causes. This time the brainstorming was for the cause of our own industry, to soothe and try and alleviate to some extent the agony of our people who had no work for months. The idea of making short films and raising money through them for this cause was born on one such brainstorming evening. We were thrilled when the idea resonated well instantly with leading directors, actors and technicians of the industry that we approached. The idea of Navarasa was a spark when we discussed it and the industry has come together to make it glow, give it soul and make it count for its people,” the filmmakers said.

Enna boss sollureenga? Honestly, we are starstruck. 9 emotions, 9 stories, 1 epic anthology. #Navarasa, coming soon.#ManiRatnam @JayendrasPOV @MadrasTalkies_ @thearvindswami @nambiarbejoy @menongautham @halithashameem @karthicknaren_M @karthiksubbaraj @anavenkat @ponramVVS pic.twitter.com/5PuB7DVgHP

— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) October 28, 2020

Navarasa will be an anthology of nine short films based on nine ‘rasas’ (emotions). Bejoy Nambiar, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Karthik Subbaraj, Karthick Naren, K.V. Anand, Ponram, Rathindran Prasad and Halitha Shameem will be directing short films in this anthology. Also, actor Arvind Swamy will make his directorial debut with a short film in the anthology.

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