Still from avvai. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
One Mangai says that he has only 15 minutes to negotiate.
Prominent Tamil Theater personality who wrote, directed and acted in many plays; Wrote a book; And has now been an activist for years, says he is pressed for time as he is busy writing a concluding speech for Kulwai 2025, with the help of two -day theater Festival, Mappachi, his Theater Group and Madras coalition francies on 8 and 9 June.
In this incident, a person will see parts of presentations, in addition to two complete-length plays. They will talk about Sri Lanka, Palestine, feminism, queue, existence, liberation and all this consistent, clear poignancy. Some plays will be staged Topic, Evil spirit And Pani tu
During his career in 40 years, Mangai has chosen to talk about violence within the scope of caste, class, sexuality and gender. After collaborating with a remarkable number of people in social structures, the theater jumps from personality events, has faced his original stories, personalities, and progressive philosophy on calls. “My eyes are tearing every time I think about traveling. These are small things,” she says with a light shake in her voice, because she talks about this speech that needs to be written. Rapidly, however, she receives composer and tells us why her long -term colleagues picked this retrospective to celebrate their work.
A ordered. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Most people who are associated with Mangai, including their lighting artist M Surendra’s choice, have worked with him for a minimum of 15 years. For him, it seems clear to celebrate Mangai. “Nobody has brought many women artists on the stage or has ended it Mahabharata Or other religious texts with a feminist lens such as it is in Tamil. She shared these interesting stories with the audience, ”she says.
Instead Mangai believes that those who have worked with them have got a tremendous place for cooperation with other artists. Theroukuthu Dancer, educationist, film personality and artist. This is why it is retrospective. She says, “I don’t see it as an indifferent glotting festival. Well, yes, it’s a celebration, but also a reflection that the generation to be today where to be. I am just a figure,” she says.
Mangai entered the world of theater in the 1980s through Chennai Kali Kuju. He tied up with progressive leftists and later, women’s movement. Over the years, it has traveled to several districts of Tamil Nadu, which has taken feminism to the public through performance arts. “I knew there was an enemy and I had to fight. But then I think I woke up quite early. By 1992, lifting the voice of silence (another congregation),” she says. Here, she fought for 50% of women’s representation “at least on stage”, she says.
Still from avvai. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Therefore, the journey is towards ensuring that weak groups find comfortable places on the stage. Many theater artists performing on Saturdays and Sundays are from the queue community. Learning from the community has been an active effort for the trans community to learn from the community and to occupy within the gender spectrum. She says, “I use radical weaknesses by Richa Nagar. The platform, she expects, makes the same dust and finds a place to accommodate them with margin.
“There is a deep feeling of sadness just in survival. Through art, we have found ways to talk about it and heal from within. Perhaps, even make it delicious. But now, I don’t care about being aligned. I just want to raise as much as uncomfortable questions.”
“Oh, we have talked for 22 minutes,” she says, hanging.
Kulwai is between 10 am and 6.30 am in Alins Frances, Nungambakkam, Madras on 8 and 9 June. On 8 June, an Open-MIC event is scheduled. Admission is free.
Published – June 04, 2025 03:37 PM IST
