Amshan Kumar

History

Amshan Kumar is an Indian filmmaker and writer. He has won a National Film Award for his documentary film Yazhpanan Thedchanamoorthy - Music beyond boundaries in the year 2015. This is a lone Tamil non-fiction film to win a National Award in the past 17 years prior to this award. He is also a writer on films, his book Cinema Rasanai on film appreciation is being used as a textbook in many universities. His debut feature film Oruththi was selected for the 2003 International Film Festival of India and was screened in the Indian Panorama section. His second feature film Manusangada was screened in the 39th Cairo International Film Festival and also in the 48th International Film Festival of India (2017) in the Indian Panorama section.

Movies

Manusangada
Manusangada
Dialogue
When a caste discrimination prevents a villager from giving his deceased father a rightful burial, he takes his fight for equality to court.
Manusangada
Manusangada
Screenplay
When a caste discrimination prevents a villager from giving his deceased father a rightful burial, he takes his fight for equality to court.
Manusangada
Manusangada
Story
When a caste discrimination prevents a villager from giving his deceased father a rightful burial, he takes his fight for equality to court.
Manusangada
Manusangada
Director
When a caste discrimination prevents a villager from giving his deceased father a rightful burial, he takes his fight for equality to court.
Subramania Bharati
Subramania Bharati
Director
This documentary is the realistic portrayal of the poet, freedom fighter, spiritualist and the man. It is based on facts, not on fiction. It covers the number of towns and homes where Bharati lived such as Varanasi, Chennai, Pondicherry, Madurai, Ettayapuram. Kadayam and Tirunelveli. It has the rare pictures of Bharati, his family and friends. Two elderly gentlemen who have met Bharati narrate their experiences and bring Bharati to life.