Miyar House
Encyclopedia
Miyar House is a Kannada language
feature film
in the documentary
genre
directed and produced by the Mumbai based director Ramchandra P. N.. It has been completed in 2011. It tells the personal story of the director as his ancestral house gets dismantled in a remote village called Miyar
in Karkala Taluk
in Udupi district in Karnataka
, South India
. The film has been produced by the director's own firm 'Sonk Films' and it features many of the members of the filmmaker's extended family. The film has a particular dialect of Kannada that is spoken by a few in that part of Karnataka
.
, the filmmaker and his film school friend Ajay Raina set off 1000 kilometers south to his parents' house in Udupi and then to Miyar
.
gathered himself to assemble the film in 2009 when he had an orpportunity to do a teaching stint in Film and Television Institute of India
in Pune
, the school in which he himself had learnt the art of making films.
, as the house gets dismantled. The filmmaker's extended family members too are prominent characters in the film as they remember the days and times when they used to visit Miyar
. Antique collector Vijayanath Shenoy's Heritage Village in Manipal
, where the Miyar
House was to be finally built also features in the last part of the film. There are more than thirty such heritage structures rebuilt in the 'Heritage Village'.
(Souce: sonkfilms.com)
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
in the documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
directed and produced by the Mumbai based director Ramchandra P. N.. It has been completed in 2011. It tells the personal story of the director as his ancestral house gets dismantled in a remote village called Miyar
Miyar
Miyar is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Karkal taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka.-Demographics:As of 2001 India census, Miyar had a population of 6659 with 3174 males and 3485 females....
in Karkala Taluk
Karkala taluk
Karkala taluk is a taluk om the Udupi District of the Indian state of Karnataka. The headquarters is the town of Karkala....
in Udupi district in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. The film has been produced by the director's own firm 'Sonk Films' and it features many of the members of the filmmaker's extended family. The film has a particular dialect of Kannada that is spoken by a few in that part of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
.
Plot
The filmmaker’s 200 year old ancestral house is dismantled, giving him an opportunity to undertake a journey into a past. It is a past that he shares not only with his extended family, but also with successive generations of India’s rural population. Armed with a cranky digital camera, he and his friend Ajay Raina sets out to document the dismantling process. They meet the four owners of the house – the uncles and aunt of the filmmaker - and gather from them what it means to undergo the process of change and migration. A sense of nostalgia and loss; as well as the excitement and the insecurity of the future accompany this process; the essence of which is transition. A realization of the inevitability of this transition marks this journey. It could well have been the journey of a country that has propelled itself into modernity. As plans are on for the house to get reconstructed elsewhere in an open air museum, out of its original context – for the filmmaker, the fossilization seems to be complete. The film ends with the tile that says that the filmmaker's father has expired in Mumbai in 2010.Production
The shooting of the film took place over a period of three days in the year 2001. After having reached a saturation from doing excessive content for television in the city of MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, the filmmaker and his film school friend Ajay Raina set off 1000 kilometers south to his parents' house in Udupi and then to Miyar
Miyar
Miyar is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Karkal taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka.-Demographics:As of 2001 India census, Miyar had a population of 6659 with 3174 males and 3485 females....
.
Editing
For eight long years the eight hour long rushes lay unused with the filmmaker. Ramchandra PNRamchandra PN
Ramchandra P. N. is an award winning filmmaker making feature films, short films, documentaries and TV programs. He is a Tuluva based in Mumbai.-Early days:...
gathered himself to assemble the film in 2009 when he had an orpportunity to do a teaching stint in Film and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India , is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It is fully aided by Central Government of India. It is situated in the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, India...
in Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, the school in which he himself had learnt the art of making films.
Characters
The filmmaker himself is the main character in the film. The film follows him as he makes his journey and as he convinces his father, uncle and aunt to make one last visit to MiyarMiyar
Miyar is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Karkal taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka.-Demographics:As of 2001 India census, Miyar had a population of 6659 with 3174 males and 3485 females....
, as the house gets dismantled. The filmmaker's extended family members too are prominent characters in the film as they remember the days and times when they used to visit Miyar
Miyar
Miyar is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Karkal taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka.-Demographics:As of 2001 India census, Miyar had a population of 6659 with 3174 males and 3485 females....
. Antique collector Vijayanath Shenoy's Heritage Village in Manipal
Manipal
Manipal is a university town situated in the state of Karnataka in India. It is a suburb within Udupi city and is administered by Udupi City Municipality. It is located in the rocky hinterland of the Malabar Coast of south west India, about 8 km from the Arabian Sea...
, where the Miyar
Miyar
Miyar is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Karkal taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka.-Demographics:As of 2001 India census, Miyar had a population of 6659 with 3174 males and 3485 females....
House was to be finally built also features in the last part of the film. There are more than thirty such heritage structures rebuilt in the 'Heritage Village'.
Film specifications
- Language: Kannada
- Country: IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
- Year: 2011
- Format: Mini DV / Colour
- Sound: Stereo
- Durations: 76 mins
(Souce: sonkfilms.com)