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The Curse of Talakad
(2005) - Synopsis
Let Talakad become sand
Let Malingi
become a whirlpool
Let the Mysore Kings fail to beget
sons
This is the Curse of Talakad.
According to legend, the curse was uttered 400 years ago by
the wife of a defeated Viceroy of the Vijayanagar Empire on
Raja Wodeyar of Mysore. People believe that the curse is true
and continues to hold true till this day.
Looking at the evidence at Talakad, Malingi and the Wodeyar
genealogy, one is tempted to believe the curse
the ancient
city of Talakad is completely buried under sand hills
Malingi is situated dangerously close to the churning waters
of the Kaveri river
and the Wodeyar genealogy has shown a
strange pattern over the last 400 years.
The Curse of Talakad is no ordinary legend
it ties two
natural events with a genealogical part that has predicted a
sequence of future events
right to this day!
The documentary puts together all the evidence
archaeological, geological and historical
about the events
at Talakad and Malingi
as well as the historical facts about
the Wodeyar genealogy. Some startling historical information
from archival records and old travelogues gave us clues that
helped us "solve" the mystery of the Curse of Talakad
almost.
The documentary was shot at Talakad, Malingi, Mysore,
Melkote and Srirangapatnam. It is has an element of mystery
and targets a general audience.
The duration of the film is about 48 minutes. Script is
written by Dr. Sashi Sivramkrishna and Dr. Preeta Nath. It was
shot on BETA SP by G.S. Bhaskar and B.R. Vishwanath. Original
music score is by Peter Jarvinen. Audio recording has been
engineered and supervised by Peter Jarvinen at Arctic Studios.
Narration is by Paul Nixon and Sheila Iyengar. Broadcast
Media, Inc. and Visuals Art Interactive have done the computer
graphics. Editing was done at Studio Format by V.A. Ashok and
P. Rajkumar.
Permissions for filming have been obtained from the
Archaeological Survey of India, The Karnataka State
Archaeology Department, Muzrai Department, Department of
Forests and Environment and other concerned agencies.
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