Australia’s ‘The Laugh of Lakshmi’ Among First Films to Use Indian Production Incentive (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Australian film “The Laugh of Lakshmi,” by renowned theater director turned filmmaker S. Shakthidharan, will be one of the first films to make use of the newly announced Indian filming incentives.The film, a dance drama, is the story of a mother and a son separated by war.
The mother, a celebrated classical dancer, sends her young son, also a brilliant dancer, to the care of her brother in Sydney.“My hope for ‘The Laugh of Lakshmi’ is to create a hybrid form of cinema founded on the principles of my community’s ancient art forms and practices – communal storytelling, a balanced mix of dialogue, music and dance, a feeling of the intimate alongside the epic.
But which is then embellished with the best of western cinema – authentic, gripping character studies, cohesive in grounded worlds,” said Shakthidharan.
Shakthidharan’s play “Counting and Cracking” won seven 2019 Helpmann Awards including best play and best new Australian work and won best main stage production at the 2019 Sydney Theatre Awards.The film is produced by veteran John Maynard at Felix Media (“Jirga”).
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