leena manimekalai
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Location | Chennai, Tamilnadu, India |
| Introduction | A poet, actor and filmmaker. My collections of poems are ‘Ottrailaiyena’ (solo, as a lone leaf), ‘Ulakin Azhakiya Muthal Penn’ (The first beautiful woman in the world)and Parathaiyarul Raani(Queen of Sluts). I have currently taken up a visual art fellowship with PSBT on Tamil Women Poetry and Desire through the ages of Sangam, Medieval and Modern periods. My specialisation is on Media and Conflict resolution and I had been an EU Scholar in art practice. My films include Mathamma, Parai, Break the Shackles, Love Lost, Altar, Waves after Waves, Connecting Lines, A Hole in the Bucket, Goddesses. I have just completed my debu feature fiction called ‘Sengadal'. I live in Chennai. |
| Interests | Cinema, Literature, Politics, Activism |
| Favorite Movies | Battle Of Algeirs, Life is Beautiful, Cinema Paradiso, Four Seasons, August Sun, Piravi, Bhumika, Charulata, Muthal Mariyathai, Iruvar, Thanneer Thanneer and lot more |
| Favorite Music | Ilayaraja, BhimsenJoshi, Morrison, Rahman, Burman, and the list is long |
| Favorite Books | Mother, Hundred years of Solitude, Crime and Punishment, Anna Kereina, Gorilla and on and on |
You have to dig a hole to China. Where do you start?
Who am I?