Mani Kaul
Biography
Mani Kaul (25 December 1944 – 6 July 2011) was an Indian director of Hindi films and a figure in Indian parallel cinema. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) where he was a student of Ritwik Ghatak and later became a teacher. Starting his career with Uski Roti (1969), which won him the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie, he went on to win four of them in all. He won the National Film Award for Best Direction in 1974 for Duvidha and later the National Film Award for his documentary film Siddheshwari in 1989. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mani Kaul, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • as Self
A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.
Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • as Self - Director
This documentary is a three-part tribute to director Guru Dutt, who died in 1964 at the age of 39. The work traces Guru Dutt's personal story through many interviews with his family members and colleagues and observes his work through the use of extensive film excerpts. The documentary was produced by the British television network Channel 4 producer Nasreen Munni Kabir.
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Mani Kaul's diploma film shot at Ajanta Caves
Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
In this short, rather satirical film we meet various ill-assorted characters who are seeking their own individual ‘Gods’. The characters are a mad preacher, two drunkards, an old beggar, a little innocent boy and a withered demented woman. All of them are chasing a mirage of a supreme deity who will save them.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A personal video diary film using an audio recording of filmmaker Mani Kaul giving a Dhrupad lesson to poet Udayan Vajpeyi.
Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • as Ramesh
Ramesh is a poorly paid employee in the city Power House. His only child has high temperature, but he mistakes it for common fever. At the Power House, employees including Ramesh demand a pay rise. When the management turns down this demand, they plot to turn off the main switch of the Power House for a few minutes in order to teach a lesson to authorities. Ramesh is entrusted with this job. In the meantime, the doctor takes the decision to immediately operate on Ramesh's child. Ramesh is not aware of this. In the Power House, Ramesh turns off the main switch. The lights go off in the operation theatre too...