Name of the film PANI PAATA PORATAM (SONGS OF OUR SOIL)
Directed by Aditi Maddali
Duration 52 mins
Year 2019
CountryIndia
Language Telugu (English subtitles)
Special Note Kolkata Premiere
PRINCIPAL CREW
Cinematography Kevin Crasta and Fazil NC
Editing Lavanya Ramaiah
Sound Nagarjuna Thallapali
About the film
Uyyala songs are an agricultural tradition rooted in the political expression of women in Telangana. Through these oral traditions, ‘Songs of our Soil’ traces the histories of their resistance and memories of disillusionment. By looking at women’s participation in major political movements, from the Telangana people’s movement, to the demands of justice from the contemporary Mallana Sagar irrigation project, this film attempts to complicate the relationship between memory, history and cultural production.
About the director
Aditi Maddali is a Mumbai-based researcher and multimedia producer. She is currently pursuing an M. Phil. in Women's Studies.
