Chaitanya Tamhane
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Biography
Chaitanya Tamhane is an Indian filmmaker, known for the 2014 Marathi courtroom drama Court. It was announced as India's official submission for the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Tamhane was nominated for best screenwriter at the 9th Asian Film Awards and won best director at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival. Court was Tamhane's directorial debut for a feature length film. His previous work includes the short film Six Strands, of which he was also the writer and director, as well as producer. Tamhane's second directorial feature, The Disciple (2020) premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. At Venice, the film won FIPRESCI award presented by the International Federation of Film Critics and the Best Screenplay award.
Known For
Self-doubt, sacrifice and struggle converge into an existential crisis for a devoted classical vocalist as the mastery he strives for remains elusive.
The Disciple
A sewerage worker's dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court.
Court
A woman goes on a virtual reality date and is transported to a prohibition era bar in her quest for love.
Next, Please
Dhoolpet Ganesha is a Telugu documentary that follows a small, marginal community in South India as they attempt to throw the best Ganesha Festival in town.
Dhoolpet Ganesha
When Babu's father passes away, he is caught in a web of age-old rituals and social formalities. As he looks for opportunities to cope with the loss of his father, death ends up being just another mundane routine for Babu.
Death of a Father
Partially based on true stories, 'Six Strands' is a character study inspired by the world famous Darjeeling tea industry and its undisclosed secrets.
Six Strands
A village bangle seller and his wife cannot conceive a child. The villagers gossip. In this close-knit patriarchal community in South India, hidden desires and relationships find a way to exist. Will the husband's secret ever come out? An intriguing narrative in an elegantly directed debut with exceptional camera work.
The Bangle Seller
Chaitanya Tamhane's next film.