Sridhar Rangayan : Filmmaker, Designer

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Filmmaker

Films

68 Pages
Yours Emotionally!
Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo
Gulabi Aaina (The Pink Mirror)

'68 Pages' is an emotional film about people who are HIV positive and how the society discriminates them because of their HIV/AIDS status.

A trans-cultural romantice set in UK and small town India; about sensitive & sensible men fighting stereotypes from their own corners - an unusual drama around love, spicy passions & sex.

A fun-filled adventure set in a picturesque Konkan village uncorrupted by modern metropolitan hustle-bustle. Four kids, a dog and a monkey while having their own idyllic holiday are caught up in the evil web of a smuggling mafia don.

Men bring out the best in queens… and sometimes the worst. Two fading drag queens and a gay teenager try to seduce a handsome hunk.

Profile:

Sridhar Rangayan is an Indian writer/director with growing international recognition for consistently combining entertainment with social issues to make sensible cinema.

He was awarded the 'South Asian & Foreign Achievers Award' by Triangle Media, UK, which chose 50 achievers from around the globe who have made an outstanding mark and contribution in the global mainstream media. His queer films have been considered bold and path breaking, especially coming from India where homosexuality is still illegal and socially unacceptable.

His debut short Gulabi Aaina (The Pink Mirror) (2003) a film on Indian transsexuals is perhaps the only Indian gay film to have traveled so far and wide. It has received wide critical acclaim for its' sensitive and humorous portrayal' of the closeted Indian gay scene, winning the Jury Award for Best Film in Fire Island and also in France.

'Yours Emotionally!' (2006) was a step forward in voicing Indian queer narratives. The film explores angst of a gay British-Asian in UK and gay men in small town India. The film has been described as one of the few films to 'give a clear and concise picture of gay Indian life with great emotion and honesty' and 'combines Bollywood with avant-garde gay cinema, awash with colours reminiscent of Wong Kar Wai films'.

His recent film '68 Pages' (2007) is a searing portrayal of five HIV positive people who are stigmatized and discriminated by society and their search for love. It won teh Silver Remi award at Worldfest 2008, Houston and is being readied for a DVD release.

He is currently working on couple of other films - 'Songs of Eternal Love', 'Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti' and 'Night of Flambé'.

Awards:

* South Asian & Foreign Achievers Award 2006 by Triangle Media, UK

* Silver Remi award at Worldfest 2008, Houston, USA (for film '68 Pages')

* Bronze Remi award at Worldfest 2005, Houston, USA (for film 'Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo')

* Jury Award for Best Film at 'Fire Island Film Festival 2004, New York, USA (for film 'The Pink Mirror - Gulabi Aaina')

* Best Film of the Festival award at 'Question de Genre' film festival 2003, Lille, France (for film 'The Pink Mirror - Gulabi Aaina')

* RAPA award for Best Telefilm, 2000 (for 'Khamoshiyaan', Zee TV)

* RAPA award for Best Comedy, 1999 (for 'Piya Ka Ghar', Zee TV)