Author: Shanmuganathan S

I, S. Shanmuganathan, have served as an Editor at Films Division, Government of India, and bring over 19 years of invaluable experience as an Editor in Tamil films, tele-serials, Educational Programmes and Doordarshan news. I have edited over 80 documentaries and PSA films and directed 7 documentaries for Films Division. Many of my films have been recognized at international and national film festivals. Currently, I am working as an Editor at the Central Board of Film Certification, Chennai, where I have examined nearly 160 films in various languages and regions.

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Last surviving Devadasi R.Muthukannammal hopes for historic recognition of Sadir dance

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Padma Shri awardee 87-year-old R. Muthukannammal is known to be the only surviving artiste of the Devadasi tradition in India. Hailing from the Viralimalai village of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu, she is the seventh generation of the ‘Sadir’ dance community. Viralimalai village is known for the Subramanya Swamy temple, where 32 Devdasis have served as a goddess. Sadir dance origin Sadir is an ancient dance form dating back to the 16-17th centuries, then known as ‘Sadirattam’. It got widely popular in the reign of Martha Kingdom – a solo dance performed for centuries by Devadasis in temples, and later…

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