ADAVI Arts Collective

Trailer out now — Vanapuri Vaathukaaran. 🎭

On this May Day, Vanapuri Vaathukaaran speaks about art labour.

Direction, Script, Design - Naren

In traditional theatre, for decades, there has been an unspoken hierarchy in how characters are assigned—where roles reflect social power instead of being freely given. Kings are often portrayed by dominant castes, embodying authority, while clowns and even female roles are pushed onto marginalised communities.

Who gets to represent power on stage?
And who is confined to be laughed at?

The clown, shaped by stereotype—exaggerated, mocked, dismissed—has long been denied depth.

Vanapuri Vaathukaaran challenges this.
Here, the clown is not just comic relief, but conscious, sharp, and aware—breaking imposed roles and reclaiming space for dignity, complexity, and truth.

Cinematography & colouring - Hariharan Ramaswamy
Editing - Abhishek Padmakumar
Assistant Cinematography - Ranjith S Kumar ._
Stills - Aditi Vinay .18 & Suraj Sathyamurthy
Executive Production : Meghana, Dinesh MK, Vijay K

Actors
Sindhu, Veeramani, Arputhan, Sachin

Music
Reuben, Ahilan, Naren

Masks
Ajitha

Art by
Radha and Pranati

Production support
Adavi arts
Dayanand Akkilesh, Siddharth, Nandan, Rajasekhar, Meghana

🎭 Vanapuri Vaathukaaran
📅 16 May 2026 | ⏰ 7 PM
📍 Shoonya

🎟️ Tickets in bio (BookMyShow District & Razorpay)

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