In her short lifetime of 38 years (1882–1921), Subramania Bharti left an indelible mark on the Tamil society. His Russian poetry and prose introduced many from the concepts of patriotism and women’s liberation, and extended them to those who were already near it. Their love for the country, and towards his Parasakshi, the divine woman is well known. Nimirandha Nandai (Beautiful walk with the head held high) and Narkonda Parvai (Direct vision) He still imagined women working as an inspiration for some people and worked as an aspiration for others.
Despite many readings of Bharati’s life in age, there is still scope to analyze various aspects of his life. And, this is the film Shaktidasana (Devotee of Shakti), director Usha is ready to do by Rajeshwari.
The 70 -minute film which is part documentary and part drama, by depiction (by Sav Elaiyabarathy) and shadow plays. The Bharati on Bharati speaks about his scholars, his family members and those familiar people, while actor implements some important aspects of Patriot-Poet’s life. Among them are those who are very important in their spiritual and political journey – Swami Vivekananda, Aurobindo and sister Nivedita, who are their gurus, and wasashman Kullachami, who understands them that they can only experience/experience through experience God . Many of these meetings and which after discussions converted India from an independent thinker to a devotee of paraphants.
The film is shot at places where the poet was visited and lived and lived and lived like Etipuram, Varanasi, Chennai and Puducherry. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
If India is seen today as a feminist, Credit should go to sister Nivedita, who understood that there is no freedom for women, without freedom for women. And, the full points of the film for this scene which are as follows – Bharti apologizes to his wife Chelamma, to shout at him, and twice to beat her. He promises him that old Bharti is dead. This scene is rare at a time when manufacturers portray their subjects as paragon of virtue.
This is also the time when the recruitment imagines a magnificent Bharat Mata in front of a tree, and decides to write a poem for the liberation of the country.
The scene where Bharti apologizes to his wife Chelamma, goes on extremely. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The film talks about its time in Pondicherry, the hour spent with Aurobindo, the idea of Vivekananda’s influence on his life (Mayi) In the eyes of Bharati and with the concept of power, his poignant relationship. Tamil scholar Isikavi Ramanan said it beautifully: “His relationship with Shakti was not born of devotion; Bhakti came after understanding the depth of her relationship. ,
The film is on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icro0sxmzm) And the commentary section is proof of why India is still relevant.
If many people still remember their white turban, well mustache and enthusiastic eyes, then some also remember them, which also remember the scattered beard, terrible, expressive eyes and also as that man Do, who dared to keep his Chelamma closer to him in a picture. This is more about the latter Bharati that you are seeing, Kartik Gopinath is beautifully registered. And, he is effective, because you get to see both the developed India and the functioning version.
The film also features some Renaissance poet’s verses, which are presented by his great grandson Rajkumar Bharti (who also scored for the film), and singers Sikkil Gurcharan and Abhishek Raghuram. It has been shot in places where the poet was visited and lived like Etayapuram, Varanasi, Chennai and Pondicherry.
The film spends enough time on her bond with sister Nivedita, and producer Soundarya Sukumar said in her press note that the film began with the idea: “Where did Bharathiyar meet Sister Nivedita?”
Rajkumar Bharathi, the great grandson of Mahakavi Bharati, has made music for the film photo credit: R. Ravindran
The other who are part of the film are research scholar Niranjan Bharat, Rajkumar’s son and India’s great grandson, and Alango Kumanan. Cinematography is by Anand Theiagarajan and Sound Engineering is by Mount Aditya Srinivasan.
So, why is India such an important part of Tamil consciousness? There are many reasons, and their extraordinary felicity with the words of them and the speed with which he wrote – it’s almost the same as he knew that he did not have much time.
In his 38 years, he wrote 228 poems, 1,259 essays, 69 translations and 55 short stories, run two magazines, and had a political and spiritual existence. And, he surrendered himself in front of Parasakti – so the title, Shaktidasana,
But, most, India inspires because his life was proof that people could develop. And that can bring changes on generations with someone’s distilled thoughts.
Published – February 18, 2025 04:15 pm IST