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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Film maker, Photographer and Writer |
| Location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Introduction | A Writer, Photographer, Film Maker and an Independent Researcher. Kombai S. Anwar’s area of interest is South Indian history. He is a contributor to the ‘Madras Gazetteer Project’, which documents the history of Madras, that is Chennai, from 1600 to 2000 CE. His documentary films focus on historical subjects. Anwar was commissioned by the Archaeological Survey of India to make a series of short films on the Big Temple at Thanjavur, to commemorate the 1000th year celebrations of the famous World Heritage Monument. His latest documentary fim, ‘Yaadhum’, explores his Tamil Muslim identity and history. ‘Yaadhum’ was featured in the prestigious ‘Hindu Lit for Life Festival, 2014’ in Chennai. Yaadhum was selected as the Best Documentary film by the ‘Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association’. At the 48th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, 2015, USA 'Yaadhum' won the Bronze Remi award in the Ethnic/ Cultural category |
| Interests | Reading, writing, listening to Music, Movies, Politics, History and Trekking |
| Favorite Movies | The Bicycle Thief - Vittorio De Sica, Grapes of wrath - John Ford, Rashomon - Kurosowa, Chidren of Heaven -Majid Majidi, Esthappan - Aravindan, Paruthi Veeran - Amir Sulthan, Parasakthi |
| Favorite Music | tamil film, carnatic tamil, ghazals, sufi, beatles, country and arabic pop |
| Favorite Books | Love in the Times of Cholera-Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nectar in a Sieve - Kamala Markandaya, Alchemist & The Fifth Mountain - Paulo Coelho, In an Antique Land - Amitav Ghosh, Shadows of the Pomegrante Tree - Tariq Ali, The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco, Chaivu Narkali & Oru Kadalora Grammathin Kathai - Thoppil Muhammad Meeran, Aali Sool Ulagu - Joe D' Cruz |