Mayuri Upadhya – “Choreographed Tamassu Title Track”

mayuriupdaya-tamassu
Mayuri Upadhya“Choreographed Tamassu Title Track”

TAMASSU..!

“Tamassu is like upholding a mirror for all of us, living in today’s society.It’s a relevant and relatable subject with a powerful message to hand down. It’s a much awaited film for all right reasons.”

TAMASSU EXPERINCE
choreography-mayuri-tamassu

“It’s an extremely memorable experience”. The entire team comprised of not just seniors but veterans in their respective field. I was lucky to get this project. They worked hand in hand with me to execute my thoughts. From Sreedhar Sir to cinematographer, Suvarna Sir to Art director Shashidar Adappa and finally Shivanna. phew!!!

I met each one of them prior to shooting to  ensure thorough execution of the same. Their expert suggestions not only boosted my confidence but also added more definition and color to my work.

The only familiar thing and my strength was my team of 16 dancers, and my experience in the dance field. I loved the entire shooting experience…so did my team. Every single individual worked hard and hopefully audience also liked the final product. It’s fresh, experimental and contemporary in every bit of it.

Mayuriupdaya-with-her-team-16-dancers

TAMASSU HAPPENED
choreography-tamassu-film-mayuri

Mayuri updaya-with-her-team-16-dancers
Veena introduced me to Sreedhar Sir. He’s the only reason for me to bag this project and I’ll always be grateful for this opportunity. For him to take a chance on me, a beginner in film field was risky but his faith was undeterred. He guided me throughout…”I need a balance between commercial and artistic language”; “keep your target in mindset etc were his pointers for me.
mayuri-with-director-agni-shivanna

TAMASSU – “Director – AGNI SREEDHAR WORDS “

mayuri-with-director-agni-shivanna
I still remember the time when our meetings reached a stage of giving up… we’d met to exchange parting notes, shake hands in goodwill and look for working together sometime in future.
My concepts were shot down as too arty, abstract ….when I said I’m not sure if I can do this. Sreedhar sir advised “Mayuri, anyone who has studied till a degree can and should think of reaching out to those without such learning opportunities and educate them. An educated has the ability in him already if he wants to tap into it and reach the uneducated but it can never be other way round… with your learning in dance…its easy. So think new …attempt again.”
Tamassu-Mayuri

It was the final try…when I explained my latest concept, he sat silent for sometime. Then, came a burst of cheer with three most magical words “let’s do it…go ahead start planning” He was really excited. He stood by me in all my research. I asked for meetings with various dept and he made sure I got every bit of co-operation from all. He even came to watch my rehearsals and patted me with a smile. His child like enthusiasm would show when Shivanna had to learn martial art sequences and sword movements. At the same time his participation in it also showed me his in depth knowledge in the subject. I look up to his courage and wish the best for his directorial debut.

TAMMASU – “SHIVANNA THE SOUL”

choreography-tamassu-title-track-shivanna

He’s a fast learner and his experience is evident when he performs with ease whatever movement is given to him/ he’s very humble and loads fun on sets. When I first met him to explain the concept, he was very enthusiastic and supportive of the idea. He said “everyone needs to bring into the industry their individual style and he was happy to welcome this change”. He’s a through professional coming on time to the sets. Also was helping me in keeping the tempo of work high and go fast … [esp. since we were short of time. it really boosted the energy of the whole team]. He’s the soul of the entire song.

Photography: Veena Narasasetty

0 Comments

  • nritarutya

    18th June 2010 at 11:25 pm Reply

    [New Post] Mayuri Upadhya – “Choreographed Tamassu Title Track” – via #twitoaster https://nritarutya.com/mayuri-upadhya-%e2

  • Prasad Hassan

    28th June 2010 at 8:51 am Reply

    It is great Initiative from Nritarutya to promote contemporary dance in Cinema. My best wishes to Nritarutya.

  • SHAKTI;SHADAK ( SHADAKSHARI.TARABENAHALLI)

    28th June 2010 at 9:11 pm Reply

    congratulations nritarutya…for bagging this oppourtunity….

    Really felt good to hear that both agni and SRK supported your concepts and welcomed the new thinking…in kannada film industry….

    i wish this movie sets the trend for contemporary dance in kannada movie land too…
    warm regards
    SHAKTI;SHADAK ( SHADAKSHARI.TARABENAHALLI)

Leave a Reply to Prasad Hassan Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *