Manifestations of Shiva

Manifestations of Shiva is a 1980 documentary film (90-minute) about the Hindu god Shiva's worship. It carries the performance aspects of Shiva-worship through dance, performing art, visual art and music. The film is directed by Malcolm Leigh and main casting is done by the legendary Kutiyattam (2000-year-old Sanskrit Indian theatre tradition) artist and authority of Abhinaya (the classical Indian acting style) and Natya Shastra scholar - Nātyāchārya Guru Māni Mādhava Chākyār.

Manifestations of Shiva
Guru Mani Madhava Chakkiar
Directed by	Malcolm Leigh
Written by	Malcolm Leigh
Produced by	Muriel Peters Smithsonian Institution Atlantic Richfield Foundation
Starring	Guru Mani Madhava Chakkiar
Cinematography	Malcolm Leigh
Edited by	Robert T Megginson
Distributed by	Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Asia Society
Release date	1980 (1980)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

See also

• Shiva
• Māni Mādhava Chākyār
• Kutiyattam

Further reading

• Review of Manifestations of Shiva by Prof. L. Erdman, JSTOR Ethnomusicology, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Sep., 1983), pp. 577–579
• Bhargavinilayam, Das (1999), Mani Madhaveeyam (biography of Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar), Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, ISBN 81-86365-78-8, archived from the original on 2008-02-15

External links

• Joan L. Erdman, JSTOR Ethnomusicology, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Sep., 1983), pp. 577–579
• Manifestations of Shiva - British Film Institute page
• Manifestations of Shiva. New York Times, December 19, 2007
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110716160218/http://afifest.studiosystem.com/project.aspx?projectid=7135
• Manifestations of Shiva at IMDb
• Manifestations of Shiva at AllMovie