A light-footed leap from Kalari to cinema
The Hindu
In ‘Look Back,’ 78-year-old Kalari exponent Meenakshi Amma plays the lead role
Kalaripayattu exponent and Padma Shri awardee Meenakshi Amma will play the lead role in a multilingual movie on Kalaripayattu. The movie titled Look Back is being directed by Rajan Mullaratt under the banner of Kalari Gurukulam, Bengaluru.
The movie has Kalari as its theme throughout. The 78-year-old Meenakashi Amma plays the central character Siddha. “I am delighted to have such an opportunity at this age. Kalari being my whole life, I am happy to be part of this venture,” Meenakshi Amma told reporters here on Monday.
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