O Friend, This Waiting!

Name: O Friend, This Waiting!
Released: 2012-12-28

2012

Could a song be full of love, and yet banal and trifling?

Trailer

A wandering poet-musician, Kshetrayya wrote for devadasis, the dancing courtesans at the courts of the 17th century Nayaka rulers. His padams became the most cherished of her songs of love. O Friend, This Waiting! reflects on the entwined fortunes of the padams and the women they were written for, from the 17th to the 20th century, while dwelling in the performance spaces of temples and courts of the Nayaka period.

Release Date

2012-12-28

Status

Released

Original Title

O Friend, This Waiting!

Runtime

33 min

Original Language

TE

Production Countries

India

Production Companies

India Foundation For The Arts

Overview

A wandering poet-musician, Kshetrayya wrote for devadasis, the dancing courtesans at the courts of the 17th century Nayaka rulers. His padams became the most cherished of her songs of love. O Friend, This Waiting! reflects on the entwined fortunes of the padams and the women they were written for, from the 17th to the 20th century, while dwelling in the performance spaces of temples and courts of the Nayaka period.

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