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The word "madhuvana" is used to refer to the original language, Tamil, of the Dravidian family. The term "Kadai" is an idiomatic phrase in Tamil for movie. It literally means pot or container and refers to how movies work as containers for oral history and culture. The term "madhuvana kadai" then refers to the original container that holds the secret of Tamil. The film has been made in a single shot, with no edits in any form. The movie shows a tribal family in a burnt-out forest in a devastated village in Sri Lanka which is being used as a shooting location by a Hindi movie crew. It explores the meaning of the word "madhuvana" and how it exists at various levels in Tamil culture and daily life. No attempt has been made to fictionalize or to dramatize this story. The film has been shot with utmost simplicity, but it draws attention to matters that might otherwise go unnoticed by an average viewer. The film is in depth in its look at the art of storytelling in Tamil Nadu. The title, "Madhuvana Kadai" means "the original container that holds the secret of Tamil." The film is about Madhavan Nallampatti, the man who tells his children stories when they are not home. The film explores how these stories are carried on by word-of-mouth, through various generations until it finally reaches Madhavan's grandchildren. As our narrator says, "... many years have elapsed since these stories were told to me... But here is a story for you all to hear. Just as one generation passes away, stories also die. Nothing is gained by looking into the past." Each shot of the film is a telling of a story. In this way, the film acts as a container to hold the older Tamil culture and history before it dies out with Madhavan Nallampatti's grandchildren. The title "Madhuvana Kadai", meaning "the original container that holds the secret of Tamil" reflects this intention. The film explores this theme through three different story-telling techniques:The first section looks at how a family member, Madhavan Nallampatti, epitomizes what life was like in Tamil Nadu during his time years ago. We hear about the gift he gave to his daughter Parithi, how she had a kitchen assistant named Uthayakaran, and the gift he gave to his son Kunjumon which was a horse. We learn how students go to Madhavan Nallampatti for stories as it is the only means they have of passing on their knowledge from generation to generation. The narrator tells us about how many generations later the stories are passed on by word-of-mouth until they reach Madhavan's grandchild who is now telling them to us. cfa1e77820
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