Vanaja
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Rajnesh Domalpalli
Mamatha Bhukya
Karan Singh
Ramachandriah Marikanti
Krishnamma Gundimalla
Krishna Garlapati
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Vanaja is fifteen, beautiful and far too impulsive for her own good. In a seaside village in India's Andhra Pradesh state, trouble will find a girl like this and Vanaja meets trouble halfway. Ambitious to a fault, Vanaja talks her way into the household of Mrs. Rama Devi, the landlady who rules over the entire village. Rama Devi is a past master of kuchipudi, a South Indian narrative dance usually reserved for highcaste Brahmins. Despite her social position, Vanaja is desperate to learn. She insinuates herself into the mistress's favor, but is undone when Shekhar returns to the household. He is the mistress's son, and reckless when it comes to women. He takes advantage of Vanaja, leaving her pregnant. But Rama Devi is grooming her son for political office and will not abide a child born out of wedlock to a low-caste village girl.
Director
Rajnesh Domalpalli
Cast
Mamatha Bhukya
Karan Singh
Ramachandriah Marikanti
Krishnamma Gundimalla
Krishna Garlapati
Bhavani Renukunta
Prabhu Garlapati
Ram Babu Tarra
Babu Rao Murugula
Nagulu Busigampala
Sati Devi Tacchota
Laxmamma Pajjuri
Ch Prabhakar
Jenima Barli
Indira Amperiani
Bhaskara S Narayanan
Kolluri Rajamma
Mote Narasamma
Veeamma Sadula
Gandiah Sadula
Bhikshapati Sadula
Thurpati Venkata Ramudu
Thurpati Parvatamma
Srinivas Mantha
Urmila Dammannagari
Srinivas Karra
Gunaranjan Nidadavolu
Sudhakar Rayaprol
Nagur Babu Shaik
Crew
Brahmam Atigadda
Krishna Bolagani
Nagulu Busigampala
Naveen Challa
Srinivas Devarakonda
Latha R Domalapalli
Rajnesh Domalpalli
Rajnesh Domalpalli
Krishna Garlapati
Scott Greenhaw
Milton Kam
Brahmam Kammari
Raja Krishna
Robert Q. Lovett
Andrew Lund
Babu Rao Murugula
Sarju Patel
Vijay Santhosh
Madhu Sundarapu
Sati Devi Tacchota
Sati Devi Tacchota
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States February 2007
Released in United States October 2006
Released in United States September 14, 2007
Released in United States September 2006
Released in United States Summer August 31, 2007
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Generation) February 8-18, 2007.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Golden Starfish Award Narrative Competition) October 18-22, 2006.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors) April 26-May 10, 2007.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Discovery) September 7-16, 2006.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 27-October 12, 2007.
Feature directorial debut for Rajnesh Domalpalli.
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors) April 26-May 10, 2007.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 27-October 12, 2007.)
Released in United States February 2007 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Generation) February 8-18, 2007.)
Recipient of a Golden Starfish Special Recognition for Narrative Feature at the 2006 Hamptons International Film Festival.
Winner of the Best First Feature Award at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States Summer August 31, 2007 (NY)
Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Discovery) September 7-16, 2006.)
Released in United States September 14, 2007 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Golden Starfish Award Narrative Competition) October 18-22, 2006.)
