“Vanaja,” a film exploring the tensions of the caste system in contemporary rural India, boasts a compelling story on-screen and off. It tells of a 14-year-old girl who takes on domestic work in the ...

“Vanaja” takes place entirely in a village somewhere in India. The film ” the thesis project by Indian-born Columbia University film student Rajnesh Domalpalli, as well as winner of the Best Debut ...

This is a man's world, but class distinction is the social barrier that trumps even that international truism in "Vanaja," a beautifully shot film from India. Vanaja is a mischievous 15-year-old girl, ...

I was born in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu in India. My family has since moved to Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh in South India. I spent my childhood in small rural towns associated ...

“Vanaja,” a film exploring the tensions of the caste system in contemporary rural India, boasts a compelling story on-screen and off. It tells of a 14-year-old girl who takes on domestic work in the ...

Former Silicon Valley techie casts lowly artisans in a film critiquing India's caste system You could call it a case of Ripley's Believe It or Not. And if you thought that acting was an inborn talent ...

The State Theatre can be depended upon to show unusual, often foreign films that have so much more to say than "Bang, bang, you're dead," and "let's see if we can top the last special effects." ...