Maryan
Assistant director to Bharat Bala on this feature film.
Cinema · Direction · Documentary
Narrative features and shorts, festival journeys, and long-form nonfiction — from assistant direction on Maryan to today’s slate.
Assistant director to Bharat Bala on this feature film.
Directed. 5 minutes, shot entirely on an iPhone.
Directed. A poignant journey into the hidden world of India’s ancient Irula (snake-catching) tribes.
Directed. Produced by Mala Manyan, First Copy Productions. Premiered at the Norwegian Tamil Film Festival (2023).
Directed. Based on the Tamil epic Kundalakesi, set in the 7th century. Produced by Bala Swaminathan, Tamil & Tamilar Diaspora Foundation, and Bheem Movies.
On the legendary poet Kamala Das.
A visual poetry film.
Stone quarry workers across Tamil Nadu — resilience amid exploitation.
Travelogue on Kannagi for the World Storytelling Institute.
Testimonial piece for women from a Chennai-based corporate.
For the People’s Development Initiative (Salem & Trichy), with Implicados, Galicia (Spain). Co-directed with Maria Reimóndez, Luis Tosar, and Kutti Revathi.
Three-hour documentary for the A. R. Rahman Foundation — 3,000 years of Tamil music. Yet to be released.
the more select, the more enjoyable
Kutti Revathi is a Tamil poet, translator, and filmmaker. This site brings together poetry, books, and selected creative work.
Enquiries welcome for poetry, translations, film, and literary events.
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