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2018 / 42 minutes
- Directed by
- Arjun Chavah
- Country of production
- India
Burrakatha is a storytelling art form in the Telangana and Andhra regions of India. Emerging in the 1940s, amidst the struggle against feudal oppression and the Indian freedom movement, Burrakatha was a medium for dissent. It continued to be used to speak about other social issues after independence, but eventually diminished. This film uses Burrakatha as a narrator to fill in pieces of Telangana’s history, and to celebrate the power of art as a means of dissent. Whilst Burrakatha may have fallen out of favour, it carries on a vibrant tradition that still resonates in contemporary India. This film celebrates its spirit.
In the 2019 RAI Film Fest
Intangible Culture
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- Language and subtitles
- Telugu (English subtitles)
- Location(s) depicted
- State of Telangana, India