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{{Short description|1985 Indian documentary film by Mani Kaul}}
{{Short description|1985 Indian documentary film by Mani Kaul}}
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| location = India
| name              = The Mind of Clay<ref>{{cite news|title=The mind of clay - cast|url=https://mubi.com/en/films/the-mind-of-clay/cast |publisher=[[MUBI]]}} 10 August 2025</ref>
| name              = The Mind of Clay
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| director          = [[Mani Kaul]]
| director          = [[Mani Kaul]]
| producer          =  
| producer          =  
| writer            =  
| writer            = [[Mani Kaul]]<br/>[[Kamal Swaroop]]
| starring          =  
| starring          = Robin Das<br/>[[Anita Kanwar]]<br/>Ashok Sharma
| music              =
| cinematography    = [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
| cinematography    = [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
| editing            = Reena Mohan
| editing            = [[:ml:റീന_മോഹൻ|Reena Mohan]]
| music              = [[T. R. Mahalingam (flautist)|TR Mahalingam]]
| studio            = Infrakino Film Production Pvt. Ltd.
| studio            = Infrakino Film Production Pvt. Ltd.
| distributor        =  
| distributor        =  
| released          =  
| released          = {{Film date|1984}}
| runtime            = 92 minutes
| runtime            = 92 minutes
| country            = India
| country            = India
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'''''The Mind of Clay''''' ([[Hindi]]: सिद्देश्वरी ''Mati Manas'') is a 1984 Indian [[documentary film]] directed by [[Mani Kaul]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chandran|first1=Mangala|last2=Burra|first2=Rani|date=1985|title=Indian Cinema 1980–1985|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|page=143|asin=B000F9J1HY}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Garga|first=B. D.|author-link=Bhagwan Das Garga|date=1996|title=So Many Cinemas: The Motion Picture in India|publisher=Eminence Design Pvt. Ltd.|page=143|isbn=978-8190060219}}</ref>  The film examines the art of [[pottery]] in India.<ref name="IDFA">{{cite web|url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/0279d159-f27a-447f-af8a-7dde05635861/the-mind-of-clay|title=The Mind of Clay {{!}} IDFA|publisher=[[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]]|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
'''''The Mind of Clay''''' ([[Hindi]]: सिद्देश्वरी ''Mati Manas'') is a 1984 Indian [[documentary film]] directed by [[Mani Kaul]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chandran|first1=Mangala|last2=Burra|first2=Rani|date=1985|title=Indian Cinema 1980–1985|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|page=143|asin=B000F9J1HY}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Garga|first=B. D.|author-link=Bhagwan Das Garga|date=1996|title=So Many Cinemas: The Motion Picture in India|publisher=Eminence Design Pvt. Ltd.|page=143|isbn=978-8190060219}}</ref>  The film examines the art of [[pottery]] in India.<ref name="IDFA">{{cite web|url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/0279d159-f27a-447f-af8a-7dde05635861/the-mind-of-clay|title=The Mind of Clay {{!}} IDFA|publisher=[[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]]|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
== Cast ==
Robin Das
[[Anita Kanwar]]
Ashok Sharma<ref>{{cite news|title=The mind of clay – full cast and crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089566/fullcredits/|publisher=[[IMDB]]}} 10 August  2025</ref>


==Production==
==Production==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mind of Clay, The}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mind of Clay, The}}
[[Category:Films about artists]]
[[Category:Documentary films about visual artists]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mani Kaul]]
[[Category:Documentary films about India]]
[[Category:Documentary films about India]]
[[Category:Indian documentary films]]




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Latest revision as of 17:34, 27 October 2025

The Mind of Clay[1]
Mati Manas
Directed byMani Kaul
Written byMani Kaul
Kamal Swaroop
StarringRobin Das
Anita Kanwar
Ashok Sharma
CinematographyVenu
Edited byReena Mohan
Music byTR Mahalingam
Production
company
Infrakino Film Production Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The Mind of Clay (Hindi: सिद्देश्वरी Mati Manas) is a 1984 Indian documentary film directed by Mani Kaul.[2][3] The film examines the art of pottery in India.[4]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Robin Das

Anita Kanwar

Ashok Sharma[5]

Production[edit | edit source]

The Mind of Clay resulted from director Mani Kaul having received an assignment from the Festival of India to produce a film about the pottery tradition in India.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "The mind of clay - cast". MUBI. 10 August 2025
  2. ↑ Chandran, Mangala; Burra, Rani (1985). Indian Cinema 1980–1985. Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 143. ASIN B000F9J1HY.
  3. ↑ Garga, B. D. (1996). So Many Cinemas: The Motion Picture in India. Eminence Design Pvt. Ltd. p. 143. ISBN 978-8190060219.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Mind of Clay | IDFA". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "The mind of clay – full cast and crew". IMDB. 10 August 2025

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