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Late legendary Tamil histrion MR Radha’s 1954 classical Ratha Kanneer is each acceptable to get a renewed lease of beingness astatine the National Film Archive of India (NFAI). The organisation has added the movie to its revered collection, marking an important measurement towards its preservation and restoration.
According to a property release, the movie was donated by Aparna Subramaniam, Film Research Officer astatine the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), who presented 8 jumbo reels successful 35mm format from her idiosyncratic postulation to Prakash Magdum, Managing Director, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), successful Pune.
Prakash, emphasising the value of the acquisition, stated that since nary movie archive holds immoderate different archetypal negatives of the film, determination is simply a captious request to sphere the print. He besides highlighted the request for movie preservation and appealed to movie collectors and enthusiasts to lend to NFAI’s archival efforts. Meanwhile, Aparna Subramaniam said the movie belongs astatine the NFAI, wherever it tin beryllium preserved, archived, and perchance restored for aboriginal generations.
Ratha Kanneer, directed by Krishnan Panju and written by Thiruvarur Thangarasu, is wide regarded arsenic a landmark enactment of progressive Indian cinema. Also starring Sriranjani and SS Rajendran, the movie tackled societal issues similar caste discrimination, unsighted faith, ritualistic practices, and the stigma surrounding leprosy. “The movie besides advocated progressive ideas, including widow remarriage, making it a almighty reflection of reformist thought successful 1950s India,” work a property release.
Notably, fans of Tamil cinema fondly retrieve Ratha Kanneer for its crisp dialogues that broke societal stigmas.
