Manifestations of Shiva

Manifestations of Shiva
Directed by Malcolm Leigh
Produced by Muriel Peters
Smithsonian Institution
Atlantic Richfield Foundation
Written by Malcolm Leigh
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

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.

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References and 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


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