DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION
“RECTANGLE” – A Viscom Film Club
Organizes
National Film Award Winning Documentary
“Oh That’s Bhanu” – Movie Screening & Discussion
About the Documentary
112 Minutes, English, Hindi, Malayalam (Subtitled in English), 2019/20
Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor: R.V. Ramani
Featuring: Bhanumathi Rao, Maya Krishna Rao, Tara Rao
Bhanumati Rao (1923-2022) in her younger days was a dancer and a theatre actor. An elegant and witty woman, who’s hearing and memory doesn’t usually stand up, has led an enigmatic, passionate, yet a simple and pragmatic life. Filming with Bhanumati, with her daughters Maya Krishna Rao, a contemporary solo theatre practitioner in New Delhi and Tara Rao, a human rights campaigner in Bengaluru, the filmmaker goes on a journey of life and performance, through the spasms of memory, complexities of relationships, love and a reflection of what could constitute a beautiful mind. The documentary was awarded for
*BEST DIRECTION – 68th NATIONAL FILM AWARD
*BEST FILM – Bala Kailasam Memorial Award, Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking.
