Cart 0

Ottam

  • INR 499
  • Theatre
  • Performance

Curated by
Mahesh Dattani

The Old GMC Complex
The Theatre
14th December
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM, 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Ottam traces the life of Akai Amaran, a Pariyar girl from rural Tamil Nadu, who battles caste and class barriers to become one of India’s leading track and field athletes as an 800 metres runner. Her arduously created world collapses when she is asked to undertake a gender test, which she fails.

The questions of gender and sex that govern our everyday existence become most apparent in the field of sport where the body is on display for anyone who wishes to dissect it. Akai’s existence, further highlighted by her victories, poses a challenge to socially established binary models supported and perpetuated by those governing international athletics, the media, internet trolls, and even her own extended family. 
 
A parallel sociological narrative urges us to look at sex and gender in a more nuanced way as the unstoppable Akai fights to win the race she started — the race that can only be won by the spirit of human progress. 

In Akai's words: 
'In any race, what’s of utmost importance is ... to go on running! Ottam!'

Duration: 120mins
Note: The end time is approximate and may vary slightly.

Language: Primarily in Hindi with few parts in English and Tamil
Age Limit: 15+

Cast and Credits: 
Tamaasha Theatre - Producer
Sapan Saran - Writer and Director

Aayush Thakur, Chetna Dhyani, Deepali Badekar, Dipika Pandey, Janhvi, Prabhakar, Shashank Pallav, Shubbham, Shweta Mishra, Sushama Deshpande, Vikrant - Cast
 
Aaryan Tandon - Assistant Director
Maithily Bhupatkar - Choreographer
Adalarasu, Satish Krishna - Music Composers
Jahnvi Shrimankar, Parvati Ramachandran - Vocals
Adalarasu, Raghuram Godavarthi - Lyrics
Cyril D'Souza - Athletic Coach
Adalarasu - Parai Coach
Hidayat Sami - Lights

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

  • 21 Dec
  • The Old GMC Complex
Bob Marley from Kodihalli
INR 499 Theatre Performance
Bob Marley from Kodihalli

INFO

BOOK

  • 17 Dec
  • |
  • 18 Dec
  • |
  • 19 Dec
  • |
  • 20 Dec
  • SAG Ground
The Legends of Khasak
INR 499 Theatre Performance
The Legends of Khasak

INFO

BOOK

  • 17 Dec
  • Kala Academy
You Really Want to Know My Story?
INR 249 Theatre Performance
You Really Want to Know My Story?

INFO

BOOK