February 17, 1980
Release Date

Arising from the Surface (1980)

Name: Arising from the Surface
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980-02-17

1h 54m

Running Time

February 17, 1980
Release Date

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Plot.

Taking an experimental approach to the relationship between the written text and moving image, Mani Kaul has a series of texts read aloud in voice-overs (poetry, essays, and stories), while the characters within the texts walk through real or imaginary landscapes.

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Cast & Crew.

Gopi

Ramesh

Vibhuti Jha

Madhav

Satyen Kumar

M. K. Raina

Keshav

Mani Kaul

Director / Writer

Zia Fariduddin Dagar

Original Music Composer

Virendra Saini

Director of Photography

Fariduddin Dagar

Composer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
February 17, 1980

Original Name
ਸਤਹ ਸੇ ਉਠਤਾ ਆਦਮੀ

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 54m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-04-13

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Wiki.

Arising from the Surface (Hindi: सतह से उठता आदमी) is a 1980 Indian film directed by Mani Kaul. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. This is an essay film grounded in the writings of Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh the prominent 20th century Hindi writer, poet, essayist, literary and political critic.