Even More Rare Dances of Kamala!

In my hunt to find every known copy of Kamala’s film dances, I’ve come across yet another goldmine! I was spurred on by a series of excellent article scans Kamala has posted on her dance school’s website from the “Indian classical music & dance magazine” Sruti, volumes 48 and 45/46 (for each of which she donned the cover!).  The articles are Kamala: On The Silver Screen (parts one, two, and three) and “Excellence on the Filmic Grid (parts one, two). Each article discusses her film dances and has some tantalizing descriptions of songs and film titles that sent me armed with the knowledge to hunt them down! Here’s what I’ve tracked so far with the important exception of the two Sri Valli songs for which all thanks goes to cram who graciously found them and uploaded them!  Note: Most of these songs contain the most irritating moving-watermark I have ever laid eyes on.  What were these people thinking! Just try to ignore it if you can!

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Humorous Classical Indian Dances from Films!

Ridiculous, humorous, or simply silly, all the Indian classical-inspired dances I've listed below are very entertaining to watch but don't quite fit anywhere else in my series- hence, a whole post dedicated to the funny! Enjoy. :)

 Tamil Padam (Tamil, 2010) - A spoof film that parodies conventions and tropes of Tamil cinema, Tamizh Padam contains a very funny scene in which the main character performs "Bharatanatyam" to impress his love interest.  Of special interest are the "cricket move," "banana peel move," and the end making fun of the images dancers make in powder with their feet. 

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5 comments Ajith, Humor, MGR