https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/maryada-ramanna-10-23-22/
$10.00 (American Cinematheque member); $15.00 (general admission)
MUBI Theatre at the Aero | Beyond Fest 2022 ‘From Tollywood to Hollywood: The Spectacle & Majesty of S.S. Rajamouli’
Presented in partnership with Variance Films, Potentate Films and the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
ABOUT THE FILM
Inspired by the Buster Keaton classic Our Hospitality, S.S. Rajamouli’s MARYADA RAMANNA is probably his most charming and endearing work. Ramu (Sunil) returns to his ancestral home to take possession of land left behind after his father’s passing, while there he falls in love with the beautiful Solani (Aparna). Unbeknownst to either of them, their families have been feuding for decades and Solani’s father Ramineedu (Nagineedu) vows to murder Ramu to avenge the murder of his brother. There’s only one catch, Ramineedu’s code of honor dictates that he cannot kill a man who is a guest in his home, and so the game to get Ramu to step outside of the compound begins. Partially narrated by a sarcastic talking bicycle and filled with gut-busting antics and boisterous catchy songs, MARYADA RAMANNA somehow manages to outcharm its antecedent and add a rural South Indian flair. Criminally underappreciated in Rajamouli’s oeuvre, this is a screening not to miss.
Program notes by Joshua Hurtado
FORMAT: DCP
DISTRIBUTOR: Potentate Films
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ABOUT BEYOND FEST
Beyond Fest is the highest-attended genre film festival in the U.S. and exists to serve the film community of Los Angeles. Beyond Fest is a not for profit entity built in partnership with American Cinematheque that raises funds for the 501C3 non-profit film institution. Its favorite film is Jaws.
FROM TOLLYWOOD TO HOLLYWOOD: THE SPECTACLE & MAJESTY OF S.S. RAJAMOULI
Beyond Fest 2022 | ‘From Tollywood to Hollywood’ is a month-long celebration of the Indian filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli featuring his most iconic work and very special in-person appearances by the filmmaker himself.
Presented in partnership with IMAX, Variance Films, Potentate Films and the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles