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Vanaja - 2006 Film

7.2/10 - IMDb
81% - Rotten Tomatoes

Vanaja is a 2006 Indian art house film written and directed by Rajnesh Domalpalli on a story that constituted his Master of Fine Arts thesis at Columbia University. Wikipedia

Initial release: September 11, 2006
Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli
Running time: 111 minutes
Screenplay: Rajnesh Domalpalli
Cast: Mamatha Bhukya, Karan Singh, Krishna Garlapati, more
Music composed by: Bhaskara S. Narayanan, Indira Amperiani

Vanaja, the 15 year old daughter of a financially troubled fisherman goes to work in the local landlady's house in hopes of learning Kuchipudi dance. She does well, but when the Landlady's son returns from the US, what begins as innocent sexual chemistry turns ugly, ending in a rape - a rape of a minor. Set in rural South India, a place where social barriers are built stronger than ancient fort walls, the film explores the chasm that divides classes as a young girl struggles to come of age.