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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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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox film
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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}}
[[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]
Directed byMani Kaul
Written byMani Kaul
Kamal Swaroop
StarringRobin Das
Anita Kanwar
Ashok Sharma
Music byTR Mahalingam
CinematographyVenu
Edited byReena Mohan
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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