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'''''Thiladaanam''''' (The Rite... A Passion) is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language [[drama film]], written, and directed by film-critic [[K. N. T. Sastry]] in his debut directorial,<ref name="rangan1">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/southern-lights-tiladaanam/|title=Southern Lights: Tiladaanam|first=Baradwaj|last=Rangan|date=22 June 2017}}</ref> based on the story by  Rentala Nageswara Rao.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/unheard-melodies/cid/1465328|title=Unheard melodies|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The film features [[H. G. Dattatreya]], [[Brahmaji]], [[Tanikella Bharani]], and [[Jaya Seal]] in pivotal roles.<ref name="rangan1"/>
'''''Thiladaanam''''' (The Rite... A Passion) is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language [[drama film]], written, and directed by film-critic [[K. N. T. Sastry]] in his debut directorial,<ref name="rangan1">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/southern-lights-tiladaanam/|title=Southern Lights: Tiladaanam|first=Baradwaj|last=Rangan|date=22 June 2017}}</ref> based on the story by  Rentala Nageswara Rao.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/unheard-melodies/cid/1465328|title=Unheard melodies|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The film features [[H. G. Dattatreya]], [[Brahmaji]], [[Tanikella Bharani]], and [[Jaya Seal]] in pivotal roles.<ref name="rangan1"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-tiladanam.html | title=Telugu Cinema - Review - Thila Danam - Brahmaji, Jaya Sheel, HG Dattatreya }}</ref>


Upon release, the film received positive reviews "For its juxtaposition of two diverse ideologies existing within the same family – the father's belief in his religion and traditions and his son's revolutionary ideology. The film strikes a very fine balance in inter-generational explorations", winning the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best First Film of a Director]] at the [[49th National Film Awards]].<ref name="49thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/68_49thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=49th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref> Thiladaanam is the only Indian film to be honored with the ''New Currents Award'' at the 7th [[Busan International Film Festival]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.apoorvachitra.com/profiles.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407105628/http://www.apoorvachitra.com/profiles.html |archive-date=7 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Upon release, the film received positive reviews "For its juxtaposition of two diverse ideologies existing within the same family – the father's belief in his religion and traditions and his son's revolutionary ideology. The film strikes a very fine balance in inter-generational explorations", winning the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best First Film of a Director]] at the [[49th National Film Awards]].<ref name="49thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/68_49thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=49th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref> Thiladaanam is the only Indian film to be honored with the ''New Currents Award'' at the 7th [[Busan International Film Festival]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.apoorvachitra.com/profiles.html |title=Kamli - My Daughter |access-date=2012-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407105628/http://www.apoorvachitra.com/profiles.html |archive-date=7 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


It was featured in ''Indian Panorama'' section at the [[33rd International Film Festival of India]],<ref name="IFFI 33rd">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/122_IPCatalogue2002.pdf|title=2002 Indian Panorama|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref>
It was featured in ''Indian Panorama'' section at the [[33rd International Film Festival of India]],<ref name="IFFI 33rd">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/122_IPCatalogue2002.pdf|title=2002 Indian Panorama|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref>
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[H. G. Dattatreya]]
*[[H. G. Dattatreya]]
*[[Brahmaji]]
*[[Brahmaji]] as a [[naxal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/150918/filmmaker-knt-sastry-is-no-more.html|title=Filmmaker KNT Sastry is no more!|author=Suresh Kavirayani|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[Tanikella Bharani]]
*[[Tanikella Bharani]]
*[[Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam|A. V. Subramanyam]]
*[[Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam|A. V. Subramanyam]]
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==Awards==
==Awards==
;International Honors
;International Honours
*''New Currents Award'' at the 7th [[Busan International Film Festival]] - <ref name="auto"/>
*''New Currents Award'' at the 7th [[Busan International Film Festival]]<ref name="auto"/>
*''Indian Panorama'' section at the [[33rd International Film Festival of India]].<ref name="IFFI 33rd">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/122_IPCatalogue2002.pdf|title=2002 Indian Panorama|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref>
*''Indian Panorama'' section at the [[33rd International Film Festival of India]]<ref name="IFFI 33rd">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/122_IPCatalogue2002.pdf|title=2002 Indian Panorama|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref>
*''Retrospective'' [[New York Indian Film Festival]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
*''Retrospective'' [[New York Indian Film Festival]]<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
*''One-of-a-kind Indo-German Film Festival''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/tinsel-world-ties/article28650598.ece|title=Tinsel world ties|date=16 October 2003|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
*''One-of-a-kind Indo-German Film Festival''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/tinsel-world-ties/article28650598.ece|title=Tinsel world ties|date=16 October 2003|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>


;[[National Film Awards]]
;[[National Film Awards]]
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{{National Film Award Best First Film of a Director|state=collapsed}}
{{National Film Award Best First Film of a Director|state=collapsed}}


[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:2000 films]]

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Thilaadanam
Directed byK. N. T. Sastry
Produced byP. Parameswaran
Written byRentala Nageswara Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay byK. N. T. Sastry
Story byRentala Nageswara Rao
StarringH. G. Dattatreya
Brahmaji
Tanikella Bharani
Jaya Seal
Music byL. Vaidyanathan
CinematographySunny Joseph
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Production
company
Release date
2000
Running time
1hr 29min
CountryIndia
South Korea
LanguageTelugu

Thiladaanam (The Rite... A Passion) is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language drama film, written, and directed by film-critic K. N. T. Sastry in his debut directorial,[1] based on the story by Rentala Nageswara Rao.[2] The film features H. G. Dattatreya, Brahmaji, Tanikella Bharani, and Jaya Seal in pivotal roles.[1][3]

Upon release, the film received positive reviews "For its juxtaposition of two diverse ideologies existing within the same family – the father's belief in his religion and traditions and his son's revolutionary ideology. The film strikes a very fine balance in inter-generational explorations", winning the Best First Film of a Director at the 49th National Film Awards.[4] Thiladaanam is the only Indian film to be honored with the New Currents Award at the 7th Busan International Film Festival.[5]

It was featured in Indian Panorama section at the 33rd International Film Festival of India,[6] and Retrospective at the New York Indian Film Festival.[7]

Plot

Subbaiah is an outcast Brahmin priest living out of Tiladaanam ( a Hindu ritual of giving sesame seeds as alms, which transfers the giver's sins to the receiver), the meanest form of Brahmin duty. He ekes out his living in Hyderabad, by becoming a corpse-carrier, and carrying out funeral rites. His son is a Naxalite, and his daughter-in-law, Padma, is living with him. His son Raghuram, makes a clandestine visit home during his child's birth. In search of Raghuram the anti-Naxalite team ransack Subhaiah's house. However, Raghuram escapes the police firing, killing a cop in the process. Raghuram surrenders to the cops so that his family can make a living with the government compensation. Shocked by his surrender Subbaiah dies of the trauma, while Padma awaits in vain for the compensation.

Cast

Awards

International Honours
National Film Awards
Nandi Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rangan, Baradwaj (22 June 2017). "Southern Lights: Tiladaanam".
  2. ↑ "Unheard melodies". www.telegraphindia.com.
  3. ↑ "Telugu Cinema - Review - Thila Danam - Brahmaji, Jaya Sheel, HG Dattatreya".
  4. ↑ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kamli - My Daughter". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2002 Indian Panorama" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "NYIFF 2016". www.iaac.us.
  8. ↑ Suresh Kavirayani (15 September 2018). "Filmmaker KNT Sastry is no more!". Deccan Chronicle.
  9. ↑ "Tinsel world ties". 16 October 2003 – via www.thehindu.com.
  10. ↑ "Telugu Cinema Etc". Idlebrain.com. 19 October 2002. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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