Siddheshwari
| Siddheshwari | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mani Kaul |
| Produced by | Films Division |
| Written by | Mani Kaul |
| Starring | Meeta Vashisht, Muhar Biswas, Ranjana Srivastava, Shravani Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Piyush Shah |
| Edited by | Lalitha Krishna |
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Release dates
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1989 |
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Running time
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123 minutes (without cuts), 92 minutes (with cuts) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Siddheshwari is a 1989 Hindi documentary film directed by Mani Kaul. It is a cine-profile of Siddheshwari Devi, a well-known classical singer from Varanasi, India.[1]
The film was awarded the National Award for the Best Documentary for that year in India.[2]
Critical Appreciation
Srikanth Srinivisan wrote in The Hindu that in Siddheshwari, instead of simply presenting biographical details or passively documenting the singer’s artistry, Kaul turns the genre of cine-profile inside out, amalgamating literary, theatrical, musical and cinematic forms together to construct an experience of music. "The sprawling film blends multiple timelines, realities and geographies to sketch a unique portrait of the artist," he wrote.[3]
In a review for The New York Times, Caryn James compared the film with an abstract painting, "wildly open to interpretation". Siddheshwari is "beautifully photographed but impenetrable," he wrote.[4]
Cast
- Mita Vasisht | Siddheshwari
- Muhar Biswas | Siddeshwari as a Child
- Ranjana Srivastava | Rajeshwari Devi
- Shravani Mukherjee | Kamala
- Pandit Narayan Misra | Siyaji Maharaj
Crew
- Director - Mani Kaul
- Story - Mani Kaul
- Screenplay - Mani Kaul
- Producer - Films Division
- Cinematographer - Piyush Shah
