Sringaram

Sringaram is a 2007 Indian Tamil perioddrama film directed by debutante Sharada Ramanathan, a cultural activist. Cowritten by novelist Indra Soundar Rajan and produced by Padmini Ravi, herself a dancer, it stars Aditi Rao Hydari, in her feature film debut, in the lead role alongside Manoj K. Jayan, Hamsa Moily and Y. Gee. Mahendra. The film depicts the life of a Devadasi during the 1920s. Sringaram became highly critically acclaimed, winning three prizes at the 53rd National Film Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, besides several screenings at various international film festivals, much before its theatrical release onOctober 2007.

The films score and soundtrack were composed by renowned violinist Padma Bhushan Lalgudi Jayaraman. The soundtrack album featurestracks, most of them sung by carnatic musicians. Lyrics were penned by Swati VAR. Jayaraman eventually won a National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the films score. Sringaram is notably his first and till date only work for a feature film.

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