Auro Artworld presents a film screening

At Centre d’Art
On 6 December
At 5.20pm
P. Senrayaperumal a Dalit folk artist desperate to escape the fate he has been trapped in, enduring slurs and sexual harassment since birth due to his caste position, turns to education 12 years later. Becoming a professor only to be dragged back into the worst systematic trap.

This film traces his extraordinary journey—from a hereditary performer of Raja-Rani Attam to a respected academic only to be dragged back into the worst systematic trap that followed when he was unjustly dismissed from his post. For Dr. P. Senrayaperumal, rising from a village dropout to a college professor wasn’t just personal triumph—it was defiance. Though the High Court ruled in his favour, the institution refused to reinstate him—revealing how deep-rooted caste prejudice can sabotage even the most hard-earned victories.
Aayna, the filmmaker, is a visual storyteller and photographer whose work documents and explores the socio-political dimension of gender, caste, and identity. Her documentaries are featured on the People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI). She is a Economics graduate from Mumbai and is based in Tamil Nadu.