SYNOPSISTINGYA(The Short One)35mm/colour/Marathi/122 minutes/ESTIt was the time to harvest the potatoes. Karbhari, the villagefarmer was all geared up to yield the tubers and payback themoney he owed to the local village money lender Sahukar Tatya.It was one ill-fated evening that coming back from the graze,Chitangya, Karbhari's bull fell into the leopard trap and brokehis hind leg. Unable to stand on its feet and move, it was notpossible for Chitangya to plough the fields. Persistent treatmentand constant medication by Karbhari and his wife Anjana couldnot resurrect Chitangya to employment. Karbhari went throughshivers. A little delay in reaping would have the buds on thepotatoes. Karbhari did not want to penalize himself more fromthe Sahukar (The Money Lender).Pandu, a neighbor farmer from the village had justcommitted a suicide two days ago for being unable to returnthe money to the Sahukar. Selling the bull to a local butcherand adding some money to buy a young bull, was the onlychoice Karbhari could think <strong>of</strong> but Tingya, Karbhari's sevenyear old younger son did not think <strong>of</strong> Chitangya in the samebreath as his father did. Chitangya was not just the animalfor him. Chitangya was his elder brother. He was born withChitangya. He was two months younger than Chitangya. Theyhad shared so many moments together. They had grown uptogether.Naturally, he had a volley <strong>of</strong> valid questions to which no onehad the answers.. "Why wasn't Rashida's grandmother being soldto the butcher? She too was old and not working. Why were theyall taking care <strong>of</strong> her and not his Chitangya? Chitangya certainlywould not depart." The death <strong>of</strong> the old grandmother in theneighboring house and selling <strong>of</strong> an animal to a slaughter housecome face to face in this painstakingly meticulous film about anemotional love story between a bull and a boy, Tingya. It inquiresthrough Tingya's innocence the validity <strong>of</strong> existence. It queriesthe order <strong>of</strong> the alive and breathing. Is it the man, animal, birdand the sea or vice versa? Who regulates and classifies thecategories? Who arranges and sorts the array <strong>of</strong> the breathings?Is it legitimate?CAST AND CREDITSProducer:Writer & Director :Cinematography:Editing :Music :Cast :Contact:Ravi Rai, Anita Rai, Anand RaiMangesh HadawaleDharam GulatiK D DilipRohit NagbhideSharad Goekar, Tarranum Pathan,Sunil Deo, Madhavi Juvekar, VitthalUmap, Chitra NawatheRavi Rai, 12,<strong>13</strong> Morya House SmallTown Boy production, 12,<strong>13</strong> MoryaHouse, opp.<strong>Film</strong> writer's association,Opp. Fame Adlabs, Andheri MaladLink Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai, -56 57
MANGESH HADAWALE400058, India. Phone: (+91)(22)26733157,26733158,2633459,Fax: (+91)(22) 267328<strong>13</strong>Email: ravirai25@hotmail.comYENNING AMADI LIKLA(Spring and Dew)35mm/colour/Manipuri/147 mins./ESTYoung Mangesh Hadawale was born in 1980in a small town in western coastal India. Son<strong>of</strong> a farmer, he completed his graduation intheatre from Lalit Kala Kendra (Center forPerforming Arts), University <strong>of</strong> Pune, and latercame to Mumbai to pursue a career in cinema.TINGYA is his directorial debut. He haswritten the story, screenplay and dialogues aswell for this film.DIRECTOR'S STATEMENTAs I was growing up and coming nearer and closer to soundsthat expressed progress, development, growth and the speechthat declared advancement, evolution, movement.. They were sovoid and depressed I felt. I could clearly see behind mask <strong>of</strong>harmony what I could see. And it dawned on me, that may bewe had gained in numbers and figures but we had lost muchlarger. We had lost a conversation. We had lost a dialogue. Andthat was only possible in the remote villages or the workers ina mill or similar milieu. That set the writing <strong>of</strong> Tingya. And thisstory is not a story <strong>of</strong> a farmer from Maharshtra. It can be astory <strong>of</strong> a farmer from Assam, Bengal, MP,UP and any part <strong>of</strong>India..SYNOPSISTen years old Sanatomba is a neglected child <strong>of</strong> alcoholicfather Ibohal and Leipaklei - a rice mill worker Sanatomba isgrowing up watching his father Ibohal's bad temper. Nature andpeace loving Sanatomba watches his mother Leipaklai leave homeafter her fight with Ibohal. Lonely Sanatomba is helped by hisfemale friend Thambal's mother.Another couple Vijaya and Ibotambi are childless. On hearing<strong>of</strong> Sanatomba's plight Vijaya wants to adopt and raise him. Thefilm deals with difference in principles and values between thetwo women Leipaklei and Vijaya as also innocent Sanatomba'sdesires and aspirations.58 59