A simple contemporary story with a powerful language, ‘Anurakthi’, the world’s first
Sanskrit film in 3D, is at the Film Bazaar at the 48th International Film
Festival of India (IFFI). The movie has been directed by Asokan PK and produced
under the Happy Tunes Media banner. Speaking about why Sanskrit was chosen as
the language of the film, the director says, “Sanskrit is a very powerful
language of communication; secondly, it is a sweet language and once you learn
it, you will love it. Another advantage about the language is that each word
has a particular meaning and the meaning won’t change.”
He further adds, “Sanskrit is a 3,000-year-old language, which
means a lot in the present scenario, where 20 languages are disappearing each
day in the world. Also, if you get angry with a person, in any other language
you will be able to say something to express your anger. But in Sanskrit, you
can’t express anger.”
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Mahesh Babu and Nandkishor, who otherwise write the Sanskrit
syllabus for schools, headed a nine-member team from Kerala for the film. The
story revolves around Vasudha, a Punjabi dancer who comes to Kerala to learn
Koodiyattam. The cast includes Padmashree Kalamandalam Shivan Namboodiri, Vani
Vashist and Sreehari Aatoor.
“This is the first 3D film in spoken Sanskrit. The story is
based on contemporary times. If you watch the movie thrice, you will be able to
speak Sanskrit. A melodious film song in Sanskrit has been added to the movie.
We have used Koodiyattam as the theme in the film and the film is available in
2D and 3D format,” he says.
Besides
‘Anurakthi’, Asokan is also in talks with Anushka Sharma for a Bollywood 4D
movie. “The story is about a female equestrian who meets with a vehicle
accident and has her legs amputated. Yet she has the courage to start riding
again. It is inspired by a true story. I am also working on a Hollywood film,
‘Julie’, which will star human Barbie Alina Kovalevskaya and the international
child singer Celine Tam,” concludes Asokan.
