Produced and presented by Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan, the 9 part anthology marks the coming together of 9 Kollywood directors, namely Bejoy Nambiar, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Priyadarshan, Karthik Subbaraj, Vasanth S. Sai, Karthick Naren, Sarjun KM, Rathindran R. Prasad and Arvind Swamy, who makes his directorial debut.
The anthology series is based on nine rasas or human emotions – Shringara (Love/Beauty), Hasya (Laughter/Joy), Karuna (Sorrow/Compassion), Raudra (Anger), Veera (Courage), Bhayankara (Fear), Adbutha (Surprise/Wonder), Bibhatsya (Disgust) and Shantha (Peace). Embarking on this journey of bringing each rasa to life, is a magnificent ensemble cast featuring Suriya, Vijay Sethupathi, Prasanna, Revathi, Aditi Balan, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Prakash Raj, Siddharth, Delhi Ganesh, Prayaga Martin, Yogi Babu and Arvind Swami himself, amongst others.
Bejoy Nambiar’s segment exploring the emotion of Compassion, is titled ‘Edhiri’ (meaning Enemy). It stars Vijay Sethupathi and Revathy in the lead along with Ashok Selvan and Prakash Raj in supporting roles. Sethupathi will be making his digital debut with this project.
Gautham Menon’s short segment, titled ‘Guitar Kambi Mele Nindru’, features Suriya and Prayaga Martin in the lead and explores the emotion of Love.
In the segment directed by Rathindran R. Prasad, Siddharth and Parvathy will be seen in ‘Inmai’, that explores the emotion of Fear. The story of a woman who receives an unknown visitor at her doorstep, the portion promises to be a deep dive psychological thriller that will have audiences racking their brains.
The segment directed by Priyadarshan titled ‘Summer of 92’, features comedian Yogi Babu and Ramya Nambessan in the lead. It is reportedly based on a true story and explores the emotions of Laughter and Joy.
Karthick Naren’s portion is a sci-fi drama, titled ‘Project Agni’, that explores the emotion of Wonder. It stars Arvind Swami and Prasanna in the lead.
Arvind Swami makes his directorial debut with the segment titled ‘Rowthiram’, featuring Rythvika in the lead role of a cop. This portion explores the emotion of Anger.
Director Sarjun’s segment starring Atharvaa Murali and Anjali in the lead, is titled ‘Thunintha Pin’ and explores the emotion of Courage.
Karthik Subbaraj’s segment ‘Peace’ is reportedly based on LTTE and stars Bobby Simhaa and Gautham Menon in key roles exploring the emotion of Peace.
Vasanth Sai directed segment ‘Payasam’, which explores the emotion of Disgust, stars Aditi Balan in the lead with Delhi Ganesh and Rohini in supporting roles.
The music and background score is composed by A. R Rahman, Santhosh Narayanan, Sundaramurthy KS, Rajesh Murugesan, Karthik, Ron Ethan Yohann, Govind Vasantha, Justin Prabhakaran and Vishal Bhardwaj. The anthology is a one-of-its-kind initiative aimed at raising funds and extending support to the Tamil film fraternity impacted by the pandemic. Reportedly, none of the actors and directors have charged any remuneration for their work in the series and all the proceeds from the project will be donated to this cause. ‘Navarasa‘ is set to premiere on Netflix on 6th August.
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