This was his master's thesis project at the film department of Columbia university ... and the total cost of making of this movie was only $20,000.... the protagonist was an 8th grader girl back then with zero experience in acting... and the movie won numerous awards and got recognition... dark side of the life .. exploration of low caste girls, slow-paced but great deftness by the director and superb performance by MAmtha Bhukya who was only 14 then...
Review of Vanaja
