Kolkata International Film Festival 2015
1) Ella
2014/Color/104mins/Colombia
Category International Competition
Director Libya Stella Gomez
Producer Julio Contreras
Screenplay Libya Stella Gomez
Cinematography Nicolas Garcia
Editor Ximena Franco
Music Leonel Merchan
Set Null
Sound Ricardo Escallon
Costume Camilo Barreto
Cast Humberto Arango (Alcides)
Deisy Marulanda (Guiselle)
Reina Sanchez (Georgina)
Castaneda Andres (Facundo)
Production Company Dos De Dos Producciones Limitada
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Alcides and Georgina are an old couple, forgotten by the world, who lead their daily lives in a tenement on the outskirts of Bogota. After a heated argument, Georgina, the old woman's hernia bursts leading to her death. Alcides wishes she had taken him with her as he believes that he cannot live without her. He also believes that his wife deserved a fitting funeral for the decent life that she had lead. He goes through a lot of difficulties to gather enough money for the funeral but eventually fails and has to devise a burial with his own hands and prayers. His whole journey changes him as a person, as he learns to live without her and value solidarity in front of the pain of others.
Director:
Libya Stella Gomez
Libia Stella Gomez has a Film and TV Bachelor's Degree and a Master in Art Theory and History and Architecture. She's the writer and director of "La Historia del Baul Rosado", (2005). Libia has written more than ten scripts for feature films and is a film Professor at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad del Magdalena, Universidad Pompeu Fabvre Barcelona. She is a short film project consultant for the Culture Ministry of Colombia. She is currently working on the postproduction of her most recent documentary: "El nuevo traje del emperador" (the Emperor's New Suit).
Selected Filmography:
La Historia del Baul Rosado (2005)
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(2) Bhalo Meye Kharap Meye
2015/Color/100mins/HD/India
Category Bengali Panorama
Director Tamal Dasgupta
Producer Swapan Paul
Screenplay Tamal Dasgupta
Cinematography Asim Bose
Editor Sujay Dutta
Music Null
Set Pal
Sound Debjit Bera
Costume Null
Cast Ananya Chatterjee, Srilkeha Mitra, Joy Sengupta, Shilajit Mazumder
Production Company Srijita Entertainment, 8 Bhuban Chatterjee Lane, Kolkata, WB-06
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
The Story of Two Women of Two different lifestyle, one a bar dancer/Call girl, a victim of gang rape who chooses to fight for her justice and a happy housewife a mother who uncovers the secret which lies behind the truth of her happiness and scatter her life forever.
Director:
Tamal Dasgupta
Tamal Dasgupta, an Indian Film-Maker, Film Researcher as well as Film Scholar reside at Kolkata. Tamal joined Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune for studying Art of Cinema, then completed Film-Appreciation course. He started his career in the arena of Cinema as a Documentary Filmmaker. His documentaries were screened and awarded at several International Film Festivals. 'Bhalo Meye Kharap Meye' (The Doll's House) is his debut full length Feature Film. Tamal Dasgupta taught cinema and the Faculty of Department of Film Studies, Sarsuna Collage, under University of Calcutta
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(3) 9 No Peara Bagan Lane
2015/Color/114mins/HD/India
Category Bengali Panorama
Director Snehasish (Pallab) Mukherjee, Ratri Ghatak
Producer Gurupada Santra
Screenplay Sanjay Banerjee
Cinematography Tapas Kr. Raha
Editor Tapas Chakrabarty
Music Null
Set Sayak (Rishi) Sayanta
Sound Soumitra Roy
Costume Sonakshi Biswas, Ratri Ghatak
Cast Anuradha Roy, Swapnil Saha, Arijit Chowdhury, Dolon Roy, Tiyana
Production Company GPS REAL JEWELLERS PVT LTD
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Saktinath lives with his wife, two sons and a daughter in a North Calcutta house which was gifted to him by his eldest Son, Bitan, who lives in USA. Bitan has a family of his own, a wife and a beautiful daughter, Elisa. Just after the announcement of Saktinath's only daughter�s marriage, the family came to know of Bitan's passing due to stage III Cancer. Saktinath couldn't do but mortgage his house as nobody else in family could help in no way, Bidhan was freshly recruited, and Biplab, a Collegian. After two years, Bidhan got married to Aparna, a schoolteacher in South Kolkata. And Biplab got engaged with Riya, an excellent Classical singer. When the mortgage time was about to end, Saktinath asked Bidhan to pay off, which he refused sternly and left to only settle on South Kolkata. Riya also leaves Biplab after their marriage only to pursue her singing career. After a load of a year, Saktinath passes away. Long Fifteen years later, Roni, teenage son of Bidhan and Aprana, made an American friend online, which was none other than Bitan's daughter. With the help of Roni, Elisa took to rebound her father's family once again.
Director:
Snehasish (Pallab) Mukherjee, Ratri Ghatak
Associated with various Bengali Channels in their Mega Serials & Feature films & theater PAGE-4 directed by Bratyo Bosu, PORICHITI by Nabo mayukh natyo sanstha The most popular Mega Serial SUBARNALATA in Zee Bangla and BODHU KON AALO in Star Jalsa. Achieved TELECINE AWARD, BENGAL YOUTH AWARD & ZEE GAURAV AWARD for SUBARNALATA Demonstrated abilities in Acting, Dancing and various Stage Shows on PAN India and Abroad also. A proactive Actor and Dancer with a Self Built Troup, �CHHANDAM CREATIONS� & �GURUKUL KALAMANDIR�.
Selected Filmography:
A Actor/Director in Small Screen, Big Screen and Stage Theatre B DANCER C WORKED AS PRODUCTION DESIGNER & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
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(4) Let Her Cry
2015/Color/105mins/Sri Lanka
Category Cinema International
Director Asoka Handagama
Producer Jagath Wijenayaka
Screenplay Asoka Handagama
Cinematography Channa Deshapriya
Editor Ravindra Guruge
Music Chitral 'Chitty' Somapala
Set Upul Chamila Bandara
Sound Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi
Costume Purnima Muhandiram
Cast Swarna Mallawarachchi; Dhritiman Chatterjee;
Rithika Kodithuwakku; Sandali Ash;
Hashinika Karaliyadda; Thilakshani Rathnayake
Production Company Silumina Films
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
A university Professor appears to be having an afair with a young female student; his behavior threatening the carefully established routines of his middle class family. Through their unusual correspondence, the student keeps the professor's wife informed of the affair and activities. The professor seems torn and confused as he at times denies and then admits to seeing the girl. The wife caught in the middle is not sure what to believe. The young student claims she is willing to die for their love and wants the Professor at any cost. As her carefully composed life starts to unravel, the wife makes the ultimate decision: she brings the girl home to live with them. 'He' is a man of the post-modern world who cannot be a true lover and must therefore live out the routines of a good, decent and responsible professor and father.
Director:
Asoka Handagama
Asoka Handagama is a Sri Lankan director and writer. He also made TV Features, Educational Documentaries and Stage Plays. Handgama is considered as the leader of the third generation of Sri Lankan cinema. His films, aiming to tackle harsh socio-political realities in the society, always tend to explore new forms and narratives. Amiens International Film Festival, paid tribute to Asoka Handagama for his contribution to development of independent cinema in Asia, held in November, 2013.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0359491/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1
Selected Filmography:
1992 CHANDA KINNARIE
2000 THIS IS MY MOON
2002 Flying With One Wing
2010 VIDHU
2012 INI AVAN (HIM, Here After)
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(5) Kanathare Kambule Theditari
2014/Color/90mins/India
`Category India Unheard
Director Rangaswamy
Producer Smt. Saroja
Screenplay Rangaswamy
Cinematography Bhupienderpal Singh Raina
Editor N. Adithya Kunigal
Music Rajguru
Set Kiran
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Kalavathi (Dechi) Kaaryappa (Postman) Sriraj (Police)
Production Company M/S. Karavali Productions
World Sales M/S. Karavali Productions
Festival/Awards Jagran Film Festival 2015
Dechi lives in a small village in Karnataka with her father in a government colony. Dechi's ancestors have been experts in hunting rats and the tradition has been kept alive through Dechi. In an unfortunate turn of events, Dechi's father passes away and her half-an-acre of land is seized by the Village Head. As she is almost pushed to suicide, a repayment notice to a loan taken by her father against the land to construct the well becomes her weapon. The film is the story of Dechi's solitary fight against the establishment to reclaim her property.
Director:
Rangaswamy
Rangaswamy has 25 years of experience working as a scriptwriter and an associate director. Kanathare Kambule Theditari (The Missing Well) is his debut film.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(6) Katha
2007/Color/mins/India
Category
Director Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Producer Null
Screenplay Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Cinematography Null
Editor Null
Music Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Londup (father)
Kunzes (mother)
Chorol(step mother)
Tsultim (Sonam)
Jigmet (brother)
Spalzes (child)
Production Company Himalayan Film Studio
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
The film tells the story of a Ladakhi boy, Sonam who lost his mother at the age of 10. His father remarried, and they had a son with his stepmother who was named Tashi. However the stepmother never accepted Sonam as a part of the family and treated him as a servant, even forcing him to miss classes and eventually leave school. Tashi on the other hand received the best of everything. Even though Tashi doesn't know Sonam was his brother, Sonam tries to love Tashi, thanks to the good moral upbringing he had received from his late mother. After Tashi comes to know about his brother, he forces the family to change their attitude towards Sonam and a new life beings for the family.
Director:
Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Zangpo was born in 1979 at the village of Serthi (Sakti) and is a filmmaker and composer. He lost one of his hands to an accident when he was 15. He had to drop out of school after the tenth standard and he started working as a helper in a photo shop and later at a cassette shop. He set up the Himalayan Film Studio in 2006 and made his first feature, Migchoou in 2007 followed by Khorwa (2008) the following year.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(7)
Orong
2014/Color/81mins/India
Category India Unheard
Director Suraj Kumar Duwarah
Producer Suraj Kumar Duwarah, Rajib Kalita
Screenplay Suraj Kumar Duwarah, Prodyut Kumar Deka
Cinematography Suraj Kumar Duwarah
Editor Jhulan Krishna Mahanta, Jeetu Roy
Music Null
Set Sanjib Dey
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Rayanti Rabha
Debraj Rabha
Kanuranjan Rabha
Hemraj Rabha
Production Company Null
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Indian Habitat Film Festival, Jagaran Film Festival Best Rabha Film (62nd National Film Awards)
The film tells the story of a 14 year old boy named Rasong who lives with his step father, mother and a younger brother in a small village in Assam. He has to leave school to work as a diesel pump operator to support his family despite his mother's reluctance. The pump is located deep inside the forest and working there, Rasong is tormented by isolation and is faced by unfamiliar circumstances, as a result of which, he tries to escape the situation in an unusual way.
Director:
Suraj Kumar Duwarah
Suraj Kumar Duwarah was born in Badulipar in Assam. After graduating from Gauhati University, he pursued a course in cinematography in the regional Govt. Film and Television Institute. He has been working as a cameraman in films and television ever since. HE also pursued a post graduate degree in Psychology from Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai. He has directed 5 short films and 3 documentaries before directing Orong.
Selected Filmography:
2008 Farewell to Arms
2010 We shall Overcome
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(8) Taandro
2015/Color/120mins/India
[Next Film]
Category India Unheard
Director Samten Bhutia
Producer Satish Kumar Gautam
Screenplay Upendra Subba, Samten Bhutia
Cinematography Purushottam Pradhan
Editor Manoranjan Shrestha
Music Roshan
Set Buddhi Tamang, Shirjana Gahatraj
Sound Deep Tuladhar
Costume Null
Cast Null
Production Company Black Horse Pictures
World Sales Mountain River Films
Festival/Awards Dhaka 2016
A member of an ultra-leftist underground group is forced to hide out in a village after being injured seriously in an ambush by government forces. With his life hanging by a thread and the villagers blaming him for the death of one of their own in the ambush, he is left all alone to deal with the pain and disturbing thoughts and visions.
Director:
Samten Bhutia
A young and talented filmmaker, Samten Bhutia hails from Gangtok, a hilly town of Northern India. His journey to filmmaking is much diversified. Before deciding to become a director, he experimented with all aspects of filmmaking. Taandro is his second feature film.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(9) Vishada Male
2014/Color/70mins/India
[Next Film]
Category India Unheard
Director Ambalike Ravi
Producer Smt. Athmashri
Screenplay Ambalike Ravi
Cinematography Anjan
Editor N. Aditya Kunigal
Music Sashi
Set Ravi
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Yogesh Baindur (Shankar)
Sujatha Shetty (Jalaja)
Girish Bahadur
Narasim Nayak
Production Company Sri Lalithe Chitralaya
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Shankara is a small time farmer who lives in the small village of Karavali with his little family and makes a living extracting seed oil. To fight crop destruction the Government supplies the villagers with Endosulfan. Shankara's aged father falls victim to the use of Endosulfan. Unaware of the cause, Shankara prepares to move on but many calamities befall him over the years beginning with his mentally challenged first child and his second child who dies an infant. As Shankara observes other families too having similar problems he begins an agitation against the use of Endosulfan and appeals to the Government for compensation and rehabilitation.
Director:
Ambalike Ravi
Null
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(10) Kolkatar King
2015/Color/114mins/HD/India
[Next Film]
Category Asian Select
Director Judhajit Sarkar
Producer Null
Screenplay Malay Bhattacharya
Cinematography Surjodeep Ghosh
Editor Argho Basu
Music Null
Set Ananda Addhya
Sound Vikramjit Banerjee
Costume Null
Cast Sohini Sarkar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Rajatavo Dutta, Suchandra
Production Company Starfire Movies, 42 Dakshineswar, 10 Hailey Road, Delhi
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Krishnakanta alias KK, also known as King, is an upcoming force in the underworld. Charismatic, ruthless and ambitious, he and his gang indulges in loot, murder, blackmail and other criminal activity with gay abandon. King also has close contact with Rudra the police chief and gets to know in advance any police action against him. He has secretly married Rudra's daughter Priya, who is now pregnant with his child. King also has a passionate long term infatuation with Maya a bar singer. Of late he has fallen head over heels in love with Keya, daughter of Bikram Sen, owner and director of a chain of private colleges. King elopes with Keya and marries her. Bikram is furious with her daughter's betrayal and vows to take king. HE contacts Rudra and promises a large reward for his arrest. Rudra refuses and Bikram gets to know that Rudra is in King's payroll. He comes to know of Maya and bait her to drag King into a trap. King escapes again. On the run, Kings take shelter in an old age home. He takes hostage one of the old living there, fools the police once again. This rouses suspicion of a rat inside. Bikram meets Rudra and threatens him of a student protest.Fearing for his Job, Rudra goes to King's hideout and shoots him point blank. King is dead. There is however a divine intervention amidst popular demand to bring him back to life.
Director:
Judhajit Sarkar
Null
Selected Filmography:
1. Thinking Aloud (Documentary)
2. Shahabuddin ( Documentary)
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(11) Malettam
2015/Color/82mins/India
[Next Film]
Category Asian Select
Director Thomas Devasya
Producer Ambily Thomas
Screenplay Thomas Devasya
Cinematography Jaleel Badsha
Editor Rahul R Nath
Music Null
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Anoop Raveendran
Cast M.R. Gopakumar Valsala Menon Surjith Gopinadhan Dr. James Poul Josekumar
Production Company Null
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Kolumban, the cowherd boy has been living with the aged Chekkutty with a few cattle in a hut on a hilltop which is under a serious threat of forced eviction. The 'mountaineering game' annually played during winter, traps Kolumban in an inescapable servitude and the slave-master bondage binds him down. Akku,the boy who has lately become the king through the game has the right to penalize and discipline Kolumban.The king's punishments are often very harsh and barbaric. But playing with other children and engaging in merry-making on the meadows are a relief from the extreme alienation that Kolumban feels.The unexpected arrival of Manavan reorients Kolumban's conceptions of life and education.
Director:
Thomas Devasya
Born on 15th January, 1973, Thomas Devasya is an Indian director and screenwriter. He received the Best Screenplay Writer Award from the Kerala Education Ministry in 2008 and 2011. He has written 3 full-length scripts, directed 5 short films, 6 documentaries and about 20 children's dramas. Devasya is a teacher by profession.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(12) The Guard
2015/Color/89mins/Philippines
[Next Film]
Category Cinema International
Director Joel Lamangan
Producer Dennis Evangelista, Romeo Lindain Ferdinand Lapuz
Screenplay Ricardo Lee
Cinematography Don Lacap
Editor Vanessa De Leon
Music Emerson Texon
Set Edgar Martin Littaua
Sound Albert Michael Idioma
Costume Null
Cast Allen Dizon (Edel)
Sunshine Dizon (Lorna)
Melai Cantiveros (Linda)
Rez Cortez (Mang Andy)
Production Company BG Productions International
World Sales Ignatius Films Canada
Festival/Awards Null
Sekyu is a story about an ordinary and simple man who tries to live with his family in a less complicated manner. It is a story of man's struggle to live within the bounds of what is right and correct, amidst temptations of doing otherwise. Sekyu (The Guard) is a story of a man's struggle to be right when everything around him is wrong.
Director:
Joel Lamangan
Filipino director Joel C. Lamangan studied film and theater at schools in the Philippines and abroad. He acted and directed for stage and television, then took screen roles, before opting for film direction, making his debut in 1991 with Darna. Among his notable films are The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995) which won the Golden Pyramid award at 1995 Cairo International Film Festival and Best Actress for Nora Aunor, Pusong Mamon (1998), Deathrow (2000), Hubog (2001), Huling Birhen sa Lupa (2003), Blue Moon (2006) and Deadline (2011).
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(13) Lokabandhoo
2014/Color/mins/India Assamese
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director Dhiraj Kashyap
Producer Dr Dilip Ghosal
Screenplay Jayanta Madhab Bora, Dhiraj Kashyap
Cinematography Naba Kumar Das
Editor Sanjeev Talukdar
Music Arup Dutta
Set Gulok Saha
Sound Null
Costume Moon Bezbarua
Cast Pranjal Saikia (Lokabandhu), Suren Bora, Hemanta Choudhury, Jyotishman Kashyap, Farvez, Nirmal Das
Production Company DG Production
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
The film Lokabandhu depicts Dr Bhubaneshwar Barua as a man of many talents: a physician, a freedom fighter and a passionate philanthropist. As a physician and social worker, he served his state and people with much pride. Dr Bhubaneswar Barua, inspired by Gandhian philosophies and ideals, devoted much of his time to charitable works. Throughout his life, he concerned himself with the suffering of countless citizens of underprivileged sections of the society, who turned to him for help and support.
Director:
Dhiraj Kashyap
Dhiraj Kashyap, a relative greenhorn in the field, with three feature films to his credit, has hit bull's eye. Lokabandhoo is his third venture after Muhamukti (1998) and Dhan Kuberor Dhan (2008)
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(14) I am not he..she
2015/Color/110mins/India Kannada
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director B S Lingadevaru
Producer Ravi R. Garani
Screenplay B. S. Lingadevaru
Cinematography Ashok V. Raman
Editor Nagendra K. Ujjani
Music Anoop Seelin
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Sanchari Vijay (Madesha / Vidya), Sumithra, Sundar, Kunal Punekar
Production Company RG Pictures
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Best Actor (Vijay), Best Make-up Artist (Raju, Nagaraj) - National Film Festival 2015 ; Melbourne 2015
Madesha is a boy from Kamalapura born to middle class, simple living and caring parents. His parents show unconditional love as he is a boy. After a period of time Madesha craves to become a girl. His body language, gestures and feelings change as he meets his friend Govinda. Madesha's parents and his sister worry about his future as he develops a lifestyle similar to a girl. Worried about his future Madesha moves to city and lives with his sister. The story takes a new turn when Madesha leaves his sister's place to evolve into real 'her' in him!
Director:
B S Lingadevaru
Kannada filmmaker BS Lingadevaru is a successful TV and film director from Tipatur in Southern India. His award winning movies include Mouni and Kaada Beladingalu and his latest, Naanu Avanalla...Avalu, has won plaudits for depicting the challenges faced by India's transgender community.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(15) Birds with larg wings
2015/Color/mins/India Malayalam
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director Dr. Biju
Producer Dr.A.K. Pillai
Screenplay Dr. Biju
Cinematography M. J. Radhakrishnan
Editor Karthik Jogesh
Music Santhosh Chandran
Set Santhosh Raman
Sound Tony Babu, Boby John
Costume Aravind
Cast Kunchacko Boban (Photographer), Nedumudi Venu (Chief Editor), Suraj Venjaramoodu (Minister), Salim Kumar (School Head Master), James Bradford (French Environment Scientist), Prakash Bare (Dr. Mohankumar)
Production Company Null
World Sales Painting Cinema Pvt Ltd
Festival/Awards World Humanitarian Award and New star of Humanity Award - Jakarta 2015
The film depicts the after-effects of the pesticide spraying through the eyes of a photographer. His first visit to the area was during a rainy season in 2001, and his photographs revealed the shocking state of the numerous victims to the world. Endosulfan-induced misery gained worldwide attention due to this exposure. When the photographer visited the area again in summer 2006, many of the young victims he had photographed during his earlier visit, had died. Even now, children are being affected with strange and debilitating diseases. In 2011, the Stockholm Summit of UN on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) recommended a total ban on endosulfan. India was the only country that opposed this decision. A year later, in 2012, the photographer returned to Kasaragod. He realized that apathy and indifference to the plight of these unfortunate victims persisted, and that the survivors continued to suffer.
Director:
Dr. Biju
Bijukumar Damodaran aka Dr. Biju, a Malayalam film writer and director, was born in 1971 in Kudassanad, Kerala. After completing his schooling, he graduated in Homoeo Medical Science from Trivandrum Homoeo Medical College. He is professionally a homoeopathic doctor. His films have been screened at several national and international film festivals and won prizes. He debuted as writer and director with Saira (2005). Birds With Large Wings (2015) is his latest film.
Selected Filmography:
2008 Travelogue of Invasion
2010 The Way Home
2012 Color of Sky
2013 Names Unknown
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(16) Tulsi Apa
2014/Color/mins/India Odia
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director Amiya Patnaik
Producer Anupam Patnaik
Screenplay Chinmay Daspattnaik
Cinematography Null
Editor Null
Music Null
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Barsha Nayak, Madhusmita, Lochani Bag, Premanjan Parida, Mamata Panda, Sujit Paikray
Production Company A.P Productions
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Tulasi Apa film is Biopic on social activist Tulasi Munda,which encapsulates the essence of her life enumerates her struggle and achievements.
Director:
Amiya Patnaik
Null
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(17) Oattathoodhuvan-1854
2015/Color/124mins/India Tamil
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director Chidambaram
Producer Anupam Patnaik
Screenplay Chinmay Daspattnaik
Cinematography Null
Editor Null
Music Null
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Barsha Nayak, Madhusmita, Lochani Bag, Premanjan Parida, Mamata Panda, Sujit Paikray
Production Company Kalorful Beta Movement
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Tulasi Apa film is Biopic on social activist Tulasi Munda,which encapsulates the essence of her life enumerates her struggle and achievements.
Director:
Chidambaram
Null
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(18) Omi O Ice-cream Wala
2015/Color/92mins/DCP/Bangladesh
[Next Film]
Category Childrens Screening
Director Suman Dhar
Producer Faridur Reza Sagar, Farzana Brownia
Screenplay Suman Dhar
Cinematography Mehedy Rony
Editor Faruq Nipu
Music Farid Ahmed, Ishrak Hosen
Set Papiya Ali Sarker
Sound Null
Costume Papiya Ali Sarker
Cast Tariq Anam Khan,
Abul Hayat, Misil,
Jayanto Chattopadhayay,
Papiya
Production Company BK Cholochitra by Impress Telefilm Ltd
World Sales Impress Telefilm Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Email: rajon@channeli.com.bd
Festival/Awards Null
Omi has been heading towards Mymenshing when his car faces a breakdown. So he stops by his Uncle Mr. Karim's place, an ancient bungalow that used to belong to a Zaminder. The Next day omi sees an ice cream vendor passing by. Abdul-Omi's Uncle's Chef-reveals the history of the house owner-King Ray Ballav Ray- a brave patriot. It was 1971 when all the hindu families were migrating to the neighboring country, he was murdered. Now the King, in the guise of a ice cream vendor, finally speaks of his one last wish, his demand of justice-the punishment of the war criminals of Bangladesh. He makes Omi, who represents the new generation, vow to himself with a firm fist.
Director:
Suman Dhar
Null
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(19) Ice Candy
2015/Color/74mins/DCP/India
[Next Film]
Category Childrens Screening
Director Shridhar Hegde
Producer Smt. Atmashree
Screenplay Shridhar Hegde
Cinematography Nagendra BA
Editor Shridhar Hegde
Music Srirama
Set Ravi
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast M N Vyasarao, Baby Varshini,
Masler Vinay
Production Company Srilalithe Chitralaya, Bobby, Nertur Village, Po: Sankada Hole, Thitthahalli Shivmoga, Email: nikil.manjoo@gmail.com
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Devi is cared by her grandfather as she lost her parents at an early age. Grandfather has the responsibility of adapting social values into her. Devi and Srivatsa have a dream of winning state level cultural dance competition and they are also busy with preparations and all. In such situation her partner srivatsa gets Stage II cancer and starts to bunk school while Devi tries her best to bring him back. All of Devi's kin- Parents, teachers and friends helps her in this endeavor.
Director:
Shridhar Hegde
Null
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(20) MIgchoo
2007/Color/mins/India
[Next Film]
Category India Unheard
Director Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Producer Null
Screenplay Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Cinematography Null
Editor Null
Music Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Londup (father)
Kunzes (mother) Chorol(step mother)
Tsultim (Sonam) Jigmet (brother)
Spalzes (child)
Production Company Himalayan Film Studio
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
The film tells the story of a Ladakhi boy, Sonam who lost his mother at the age of 10. His father remarried, and they had a son with his stepmother who was named Tashi. However the stepmother never accepted Sonam as a part of the family and treated him as a servant, even forcing him to miss classes and eventually leave school. Tashi on the other hand received the best of everything. Even though Tashi doesn't know Sonam was his brother, Sonam tries to love Tashi, thanks to the good moral upbringing he had received from his late mother. After Tashi comes to know about his brother, he forces the family to change their attitude towards Sonam and a new life beings for the family.
Director:
Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Zangpo was born in 1979 at the village of Serthi (Sakti) and is a filmmaker and composer. He lost one of his hands to an accident when he was 15. He had to drop out of school after the tenth standard and he started working as a helper in a photo shop and later at a cassette shop. He set up the Himalayan Film Studio in 2006 and made his first feature, Migchoou in 2007 followed by Khorwa (2008) the following year.
Selected Filmography:
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(21) Sankal
2015/Color/99mins/India/Hindi
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director Dedipya Joshii
Producer Null
Screenplay Null
Cinematography Raut Jaywant Murlidhar
Editor Jeetu Rall
Music Null
Set Null
Sound Rudra-Shankar
Costume Null
Cast Chetan Sharma (Kesar)
Tanima Bhattacharya (Abeeara)
Harish Kumar (Usmaniya)
Milind Gunaji (Apoorva Singh Bhati)
Production Company Null
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Long before partition, village councils banished girls from getting married in other communities so as to maintain the purity of Mehar blood. After partition, when the people of the village were divided across nations, they lost all connection with each other and the girls were left with a very low number of marriageable males. Thus the village council passed a new law where, for the sake of keeping girls with the clan, mature girls had to marry teen boys or kids.
Director:
Dedipya Joshii
Dedipya Joshii graduated from Rajasthan University and joined the film industry as Asst. Director in 1992, where he learned about film and television before directing his first television series in 1999. In the last 16 years he has directed 7 TV series, 35 documentaries, 250 advertisement films and 3 short films.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(22) Last Page
2014/Color/60mins/India
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director Nikhilmanjoo Lingaiah
Producer Amar
Screenplay Nikhilmanjoo Lingaiah
Cinematography Ramesh
Editor Joshi
Music Ram
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast H G Somashekar Rao
Bhargavi Narayan
Venkat Rao
Production Company Shikshana Chitrike
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Somanna and Janaki an old couple. Their son lives abroad. Somanna is a retired schoolteacher and he suffers a heart attack after which he becomes more serious in his life. He starts to worry about his wife and gradually starts preparing for his death by making every arrangement for her to live a happy life after his departure. Luckily he is discharged off the hospital fully cured. Somanna starts to rebuild his life with a new zeal but all of a sudden Janki suffers a severe heart attack. Though this unexpected event hurts him deeply, he manages to overcome it. Now he shares his life with young people and becomes more optimistic about life.
Director:
Nikhilmanjoo Lingaiah
Nikhilmanjoo Lingaiah started his career as an artist and found filmmaking to be his passion in life. He began his career with Theater and TV productions. He also worked for NGOs and anchored stage shows. He holds a degree in Human psychology. He strongly believes that, making a film means building a nation.
Selected Filmography:
2013 Hajj
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(23) Dirty Wolves
2015/Color/105mins/Spain
[Next Film]
Category Cinema International
Director Simon Casal de Miguel
Producer Juan de Dios Serrano, John Engel, Jordi Mendieta
Screenplay Carmen Abarca, Paula Cons, Felipe Rodriguez, Noelia del Rio
Cinematography Sergi Gallardo
Editor Jordi Lopez
Music Sergio Moure de Oteyza
Set Antonio Pereira
Sound Guilhem Donzel
Costume Marta Anta
Cast Marian Alvarez (Manuela), Manuela Velles (Candela),
Pierre Kiwitt (Franz), Sam Louwyck (Bryan),
Thomas Coumans(Edgar), Isak Ferriz(Miguel Pena)
Production Company Null
World Sales Latido Films
Festival/Awards Cannes 2015
Magic meets reality in a story inspired by real events. 1942. Manuela, a single mother, works in the Wolfram mines in rural Galicia. The mines are run by Nazi Germany and the Allies are eager to make sure the strategic metal does not reach German factories. When her sister Candela, helps a Jewish prisoner to cross the border to Portugal, they both will get involved in a game of power that will make them choose between their sense of justice or a riskless life.
Director:
Simon Casal de Miguel
Simon Casal de Miguel is a Spanish filmmaker who worked in the audio visual industry and as a photographer in advertising productions. During this time he wrote and directed several award winning short films. "Eduardo Barreiros, the Henry Ford Spanish", was his first TV film winning the Grand Jury Prize for Best TV-Movie at the Houston International Film Festival 2012.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(24) Valiya Chirakula Pakshikal
2015/Color/mins/India Malayalam
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director Dr. Biju
Producer Dr.A.K. Pillai
Screenplay Dr. Biju
Cinematography M. J. Radhakrishnan
Editor Karthik Jogesh
Music Santhosh Chandran
Set Santhosh Raman
Sound Tony Babu, Boby John
Costume Aravind
Cast Kunchacko Boban (Photographer), Nedumudi Venu (Chief Editor), Suraj Venjaramoodu (Minister), Salim Kumar (School Head Master), James Bradford (French Environment Scientist), Prakash Bare (Dr. Mohankumar)
Production Company Null
World Sales Painting Cinema Pvt Ltd
Festival/Awards World Humanitarian Award and New star of Humanity Award - Jakarta 2015
The film depicts the after-effects of the pesticide spraying through the eyes of a photographer. His first visit to the area was during a rainy season in 2001, and his photographs revealed the shocking state of the numerous victims to the world. Endosulfan-induced misery gained worldwide attention due to this exposure. When the photographer visited the area again in summer 2006, many of the young victims he had photographed during his earlier visit, had died. Even now, children are being affected with strange and debilitating diseases. In 2011, the Stockholm Summit of UN on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) recommended a total ban on endosulfan. India was the only country that opposed this decision. A year later, in 2012, the photographer returned to Kasaragod. He realized that apathy and indifference to the plight of these unfortunate victims persisted, and that the survivors continued to suffer.
Director:
Dr. Biju
Bijukumar Damodaran aka Dr. Biju, a Malayalam film writer and director, was born in 1971 in Kudassanad, Kerala. After completing his schooling, he graduated in Homoeo Medical Science from Trivandrum Homoeo Medical College. He is professionally a homoeopathic doctor. His films have been screened at several national and international film festivals and won prizes. He debuted as writer and director with Saira (2005). Birds With Large Wings (2015) is his latest film.
Selected Filmography:
2008 Travelogue of Invasion
2010 The Way Home
2012 Color of Sky
2013 Names Unknown
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(25)
2014/Color/104mins/Colombia
Category International Competition
Director Libya Stella Gomez
Producer Julio Contreras
Screenplay Libya Stella Gomez
Cinematography Nicolas Garcia
Editor Ximena Franco
Music Leonel Merchan
Set Null
Sound Ricardo Escallon
Costume Camilo Barreto
Cast Humberto Arango (Alcides)
Deisy Marulanda (Guiselle)
Reina Sanchez (Georgina)
Castaneda Andres (Facundo)
Production Company Dos De Dos Producciones Limitada
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Alcides and Georgina are an old couple, forgotten by the world, who lead their daily lives in a tenement on the outskirts of Bogota. After a heated argument, Georgina, the old woman's hernia bursts leading to her death. Alcides wishes she had taken him with her as he believes that he cannot live without her. He also believes that his wife deserved a fitting funeral for the decent life that she had lead. He goes through a lot of difficulties to gather enough money for the funeral but eventually fails and has to devise a burial with his own hands and prayers. His whole journey changes him as a person, as he learns to live without her and value solidarity in front of the pain of others.
Director:
Libya Stella Gomez
Libia Stella Gomez has a Film and TV Bachelor's Degree and a Master in Art Theory and History and Architecture. She's the writer and director of "La Historia del Baul Rosado", (2005). Libia has written more than ten scripts for feature films and is a film Professor at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad del Magdalena, Universidad Pompeu Fabvre Barcelona. She is a short film project consultant for the Culture Ministry of Colombia. She is currently working on the postproduction of her most recent documentary: "El nuevo traje del emperador" (the Emperor's New Suit).
Selected Filmography:
La Historia del Baul Rosado (2005)
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(2) Bhalo Meye Kharap Meye
2015/Color/100mins/HD/India
Category Bengali Panorama
Director Tamal Dasgupta
Producer Swapan Paul
Screenplay Tamal Dasgupta
Cinematography Asim Bose
Editor Sujay Dutta
Music Null
Set Pal
Sound Debjit Bera
Costume Null
Cast Ananya Chatterjee, Srilkeha Mitra, Joy Sengupta, Shilajit Mazumder
Production Company Srijita Entertainment, 8 Bhuban Chatterjee Lane, Kolkata, WB-06
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
The Story of Two Women of Two different lifestyle, one a bar dancer/Call girl, a victim of gang rape who chooses to fight for her justice and a happy housewife a mother who uncovers the secret which lies behind the truth of her happiness and scatter her life forever.
Director:
Tamal Dasgupta
Tamal Dasgupta, an Indian Film-Maker, Film Researcher as well as Film Scholar reside at Kolkata. Tamal joined Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune for studying Art of Cinema, then completed Film-Appreciation course. He started his career in the arena of Cinema as a Documentary Filmmaker. His documentaries were screened and awarded at several International Film Festivals. 'Bhalo Meye Kharap Meye' (The Doll's House) is his debut full length Feature Film. Tamal Dasgupta taught cinema and the Faculty of Department of Film Studies, Sarsuna Collage, under University of Calcutta
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(3) 9 No Peara Bagan Lane
2015/Color/114mins/HD/India
Category Bengali Panorama
Director Snehasish (Pallab) Mukherjee, Ratri Ghatak
Producer Gurupada Santra
Screenplay Sanjay Banerjee
Cinematography Tapas Kr. Raha
Editor Tapas Chakrabarty
Music Null
Set Sayak (Rishi) Sayanta
Sound Soumitra Roy
Costume Sonakshi Biswas, Ratri Ghatak
Cast Anuradha Roy, Swapnil Saha, Arijit Chowdhury, Dolon Roy, Tiyana
Production Company GPS REAL JEWELLERS PVT LTD
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Saktinath lives with his wife, two sons and a daughter in a North Calcutta house which was gifted to him by his eldest Son, Bitan, who lives in USA. Bitan has a family of his own, a wife and a beautiful daughter, Elisa. Just after the announcement of Saktinath's only daughter�s marriage, the family came to know of Bitan's passing due to stage III Cancer. Saktinath couldn't do but mortgage his house as nobody else in family could help in no way, Bidhan was freshly recruited, and Biplab, a Collegian. After two years, Bidhan got married to Aparna, a schoolteacher in South Kolkata. And Biplab got engaged with Riya, an excellent Classical singer. When the mortgage time was about to end, Saktinath asked Bidhan to pay off, which he refused sternly and left to only settle on South Kolkata. Riya also leaves Biplab after their marriage only to pursue her singing career. After a load of a year, Saktinath passes away. Long Fifteen years later, Roni, teenage son of Bidhan and Aprana, made an American friend online, which was none other than Bitan's daughter. With the help of Roni, Elisa took to rebound her father's family once again.
Director:
Snehasish (Pallab) Mukherjee, Ratri Ghatak
Associated with various Bengali Channels in their Mega Serials & Feature films & theater PAGE-4 directed by Bratyo Bosu, PORICHITI by Nabo mayukh natyo sanstha The most popular Mega Serial SUBARNALATA in Zee Bangla and BODHU KON AALO in Star Jalsa. Achieved TELECINE AWARD, BENGAL YOUTH AWARD & ZEE GAURAV AWARD for SUBARNALATA Demonstrated abilities in Acting, Dancing and various Stage Shows on PAN India and Abroad also. A proactive Actor and Dancer with a Self Built Troup, �CHHANDAM CREATIONS� & �GURUKUL KALAMANDIR�.
Selected Filmography:
A Actor/Director in Small Screen, Big Screen and Stage Theatre B DANCER C WORKED AS PRODUCTION DESIGNER & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
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(4) Let Her Cry
2015/Color/105mins/Sri Lanka
Category Cinema International
Director Asoka Handagama
Producer Jagath Wijenayaka
Screenplay Asoka Handagama
Cinematography Channa Deshapriya
Editor Ravindra Guruge
Music Chitral 'Chitty' Somapala
Set Upul Chamila Bandara
Sound Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi
Costume Purnima Muhandiram
Cast Swarna Mallawarachchi; Dhritiman Chatterjee;
Rithika Kodithuwakku; Sandali Ash;
Hashinika Karaliyadda; Thilakshani Rathnayake
Production Company Silumina Films
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
A university Professor appears to be having an afair with a young female student; his behavior threatening the carefully established routines of his middle class family. Through their unusual correspondence, the student keeps the professor's wife informed of the affair and activities. The professor seems torn and confused as he at times denies and then admits to seeing the girl. The wife caught in the middle is not sure what to believe. The young student claims she is willing to die for their love and wants the Professor at any cost. As her carefully composed life starts to unravel, the wife makes the ultimate decision: she brings the girl home to live with them. 'He' is a man of the post-modern world who cannot be a true lover and must therefore live out the routines of a good, decent and responsible professor and father.
Director:
Asoka Handagama
Asoka Handagama is a Sri Lankan director and writer. He also made TV Features, Educational Documentaries and Stage Plays. Handgama is considered as the leader of the third generation of Sri Lankan cinema. His films, aiming to tackle harsh socio-political realities in the society, always tend to explore new forms and narratives. Amiens International Film Festival, paid tribute to Asoka Handagama for his contribution to development of independent cinema in Asia, held in November, 2013.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0359491/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1
Selected Filmography:
1992 CHANDA KINNARIE
2000 THIS IS MY MOON
2002 Flying With One Wing
2010 VIDHU
2012 INI AVAN (HIM, Here After)
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(5) Kanathare Kambule Theditari
2014/Color/90mins/India
`Category India Unheard
Director Rangaswamy
Producer Smt. Saroja
Screenplay Rangaswamy
Cinematography Bhupienderpal Singh Raina
Editor N. Adithya Kunigal
Music Rajguru
Set Kiran
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Kalavathi (Dechi) Kaaryappa (Postman) Sriraj (Police)
Production Company M/S. Karavali Productions
World Sales M/S. Karavali Productions
Festival/Awards Jagran Film Festival 2015
Dechi lives in a small village in Karnataka with her father in a government colony. Dechi's ancestors have been experts in hunting rats and the tradition has been kept alive through Dechi. In an unfortunate turn of events, Dechi's father passes away and her half-an-acre of land is seized by the Village Head. As she is almost pushed to suicide, a repayment notice to a loan taken by her father against the land to construct the well becomes her weapon. The film is the story of Dechi's solitary fight against the establishment to reclaim her property.
Director:
Rangaswamy
Rangaswamy has 25 years of experience working as a scriptwriter and an associate director. Kanathare Kambule Theditari (The Missing Well) is his debut film.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(6) Katha
2007/Color/mins/India
Category
Director Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Producer Null
Screenplay Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Cinematography Null
Editor Null
Music Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Londup (father)
Kunzes (mother)
Chorol(step mother)
Tsultim (Sonam)
Jigmet (brother)
Spalzes (child)
Production Company Himalayan Film Studio
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
The film tells the story of a Ladakhi boy, Sonam who lost his mother at the age of 10. His father remarried, and they had a son with his stepmother who was named Tashi. However the stepmother never accepted Sonam as a part of the family and treated him as a servant, even forcing him to miss classes and eventually leave school. Tashi on the other hand received the best of everything. Even though Tashi doesn't know Sonam was his brother, Sonam tries to love Tashi, thanks to the good moral upbringing he had received from his late mother. After Tashi comes to know about his brother, he forces the family to change their attitude towards Sonam and a new life beings for the family.
Director:
Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Zangpo was born in 1979 at the village of Serthi (Sakti) and is a filmmaker and composer. He lost one of his hands to an accident when he was 15. He had to drop out of school after the tenth standard and he started working as a helper in a photo shop and later at a cassette shop. He set up the Himalayan Film Studio in 2006 and made his first feature, Migchoou in 2007 followed by Khorwa (2008) the following year.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(7)
Orong
2014/Color/81mins/India
Category India Unheard
Director Suraj Kumar Duwarah
Producer Suraj Kumar Duwarah, Rajib Kalita
Screenplay Suraj Kumar Duwarah, Prodyut Kumar Deka
Cinematography Suraj Kumar Duwarah
Editor Jhulan Krishna Mahanta, Jeetu Roy
Music Null
Set Sanjib Dey
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Rayanti Rabha
Debraj Rabha
Kanuranjan Rabha
Hemraj Rabha
Production Company Null
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Indian Habitat Film Festival, Jagaran Film Festival Best Rabha Film (62nd National Film Awards)
The film tells the story of a 14 year old boy named Rasong who lives with his step father, mother and a younger brother in a small village in Assam. He has to leave school to work as a diesel pump operator to support his family despite his mother's reluctance. The pump is located deep inside the forest and working there, Rasong is tormented by isolation and is faced by unfamiliar circumstances, as a result of which, he tries to escape the situation in an unusual way.
Director:
Suraj Kumar Duwarah
Suraj Kumar Duwarah was born in Badulipar in Assam. After graduating from Gauhati University, he pursued a course in cinematography in the regional Govt. Film and Television Institute. He has been working as a cameraman in films and television ever since. HE also pursued a post graduate degree in Psychology from Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai. He has directed 5 short films and 3 documentaries before directing Orong.
Selected Filmography:
2008 Farewell to Arms
2010 We shall Overcome
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(8) Taandro
2015/Color/120mins/India
[Next Film]
Category India Unheard
Director Samten Bhutia
Producer Satish Kumar Gautam
Screenplay Upendra Subba, Samten Bhutia
Cinematography Purushottam Pradhan
Editor Manoranjan Shrestha
Music Roshan
Set Buddhi Tamang, Shirjana Gahatraj
Sound Deep Tuladhar
Costume Null
Cast Null
Production Company Black Horse Pictures
World Sales Mountain River Films
Festival/Awards Dhaka 2016
A member of an ultra-leftist underground group is forced to hide out in a village after being injured seriously in an ambush by government forces. With his life hanging by a thread and the villagers blaming him for the death of one of their own in the ambush, he is left all alone to deal with the pain and disturbing thoughts and visions.
Director:
Samten Bhutia
A young and talented filmmaker, Samten Bhutia hails from Gangtok, a hilly town of Northern India. His journey to filmmaking is much diversified. Before deciding to become a director, he experimented with all aspects of filmmaking. Taandro is his second feature film.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(9) Vishada Male
2014/Color/70mins/India
[Next Film]
Category India Unheard
Director Ambalike Ravi
Producer Smt. Athmashri
Screenplay Ambalike Ravi
Cinematography Anjan
Editor N. Aditya Kunigal
Music Sashi
Set Ravi
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Yogesh Baindur (Shankar)
Sujatha Shetty (Jalaja)
Girish Bahadur
Narasim Nayak
Production Company Sri Lalithe Chitralaya
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Shankara is a small time farmer who lives in the small village of Karavali with his little family and makes a living extracting seed oil. To fight crop destruction the Government supplies the villagers with Endosulfan. Shankara's aged father falls victim to the use of Endosulfan. Unaware of the cause, Shankara prepares to move on but many calamities befall him over the years beginning with his mentally challenged first child and his second child who dies an infant. As Shankara observes other families too having similar problems he begins an agitation against the use of Endosulfan and appeals to the Government for compensation and rehabilitation.
Director:
Ambalike Ravi
Null
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(10) Kolkatar King
2015/Color/114mins/HD/India
[Next Film]
Category Asian Select
Director Judhajit Sarkar
Producer Null
Screenplay Malay Bhattacharya
Cinematography Surjodeep Ghosh
Editor Argho Basu
Music Null
Set Ananda Addhya
Sound Vikramjit Banerjee
Costume Null
Cast Sohini Sarkar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Rajatavo Dutta, Suchandra
Production Company Starfire Movies, 42 Dakshineswar, 10 Hailey Road, Delhi
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Krishnakanta alias KK, also known as King, is an upcoming force in the underworld. Charismatic, ruthless and ambitious, he and his gang indulges in loot, murder, blackmail and other criminal activity with gay abandon. King also has close contact with Rudra the police chief and gets to know in advance any police action against him. He has secretly married Rudra's daughter Priya, who is now pregnant with his child. King also has a passionate long term infatuation with Maya a bar singer. Of late he has fallen head over heels in love with Keya, daughter of Bikram Sen, owner and director of a chain of private colleges. King elopes with Keya and marries her. Bikram is furious with her daughter's betrayal and vows to take king. HE contacts Rudra and promises a large reward for his arrest. Rudra refuses and Bikram gets to know that Rudra is in King's payroll. He comes to know of Maya and bait her to drag King into a trap. King escapes again. On the run, Kings take shelter in an old age home. He takes hostage one of the old living there, fools the police once again. This rouses suspicion of a rat inside. Bikram meets Rudra and threatens him of a student protest.Fearing for his Job, Rudra goes to King's hideout and shoots him point blank. King is dead. There is however a divine intervention amidst popular demand to bring him back to life.
Director:
Judhajit Sarkar
Null
Selected Filmography:
1. Thinking Aloud (Documentary)
2. Shahabuddin ( Documentary)
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(11) Malettam
2015/Color/82mins/India
[Next Film]
Category Asian Select
Director Thomas Devasya
Producer Ambily Thomas
Screenplay Thomas Devasya
Cinematography Jaleel Badsha
Editor Rahul R Nath
Music Null
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Anoop Raveendran
Cast M.R. Gopakumar Valsala Menon Surjith Gopinadhan Dr. James Poul Josekumar
Production Company Null
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Kolumban, the cowherd boy has been living with the aged Chekkutty with a few cattle in a hut on a hilltop which is under a serious threat of forced eviction. The 'mountaineering game' annually played during winter, traps Kolumban in an inescapable servitude and the slave-master bondage binds him down. Akku,the boy who has lately become the king through the game has the right to penalize and discipline Kolumban.The king's punishments are often very harsh and barbaric. But playing with other children and engaging in merry-making on the meadows are a relief from the extreme alienation that Kolumban feels.The unexpected arrival of Manavan reorients Kolumban's conceptions of life and education.
Director:
Thomas Devasya
Born on 15th January, 1973, Thomas Devasya is an Indian director and screenwriter. He received the Best Screenplay Writer Award from the Kerala Education Ministry in 2008 and 2011. He has written 3 full-length scripts, directed 5 short films, 6 documentaries and about 20 children's dramas. Devasya is a teacher by profession.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(12) The Guard
2015/Color/89mins/Philippines
[Next Film]
Category Cinema International
Director Joel Lamangan
Producer Dennis Evangelista, Romeo Lindain Ferdinand Lapuz
Screenplay Ricardo Lee
Cinematography Don Lacap
Editor Vanessa De Leon
Music Emerson Texon
Set Edgar Martin Littaua
Sound Albert Michael Idioma
Costume Null
Cast Allen Dizon (Edel)
Sunshine Dizon (Lorna)
Melai Cantiveros (Linda)
Rez Cortez (Mang Andy)
Production Company BG Productions International
World Sales Ignatius Films Canada
Festival/Awards Null
Sekyu is a story about an ordinary and simple man who tries to live with his family in a less complicated manner. It is a story of man's struggle to live within the bounds of what is right and correct, amidst temptations of doing otherwise. Sekyu (The Guard) is a story of a man's struggle to be right when everything around him is wrong.
Director:
Joel Lamangan
Filipino director Joel C. Lamangan studied film and theater at schools in the Philippines and abroad. He acted and directed for stage and television, then took screen roles, before opting for film direction, making his debut in 1991 with Darna. Among his notable films are The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995) which won the Golden Pyramid award at 1995 Cairo International Film Festival and Best Actress for Nora Aunor, Pusong Mamon (1998), Deathrow (2000), Hubog (2001), Huling Birhen sa Lupa (2003), Blue Moon (2006) and Deadline (2011).
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(13) Lokabandhoo
2014/Color/mins/India Assamese
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director Dhiraj Kashyap
Producer Dr Dilip Ghosal
Screenplay Jayanta Madhab Bora, Dhiraj Kashyap
Cinematography Naba Kumar Das
Editor Sanjeev Talukdar
Music Arup Dutta
Set Gulok Saha
Sound Null
Costume Moon Bezbarua
Cast Pranjal Saikia (Lokabandhu), Suren Bora, Hemanta Choudhury, Jyotishman Kashyap, Farvez, Nirmal Das
Production Company DG Production
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
The film Lokabandhu depicts Dr Bhubaneshwar Barua as a man of many talents: a physician, a freedom fighter and a passionate philanthropist. As a physician and social worker, he served his state and people with much pride. Dr Bhubaneswar Barua, inspired by Gandhian philosophies and ideals, devoted much of his time to charitable works. Throughout his life, he concerned himself with the suffering of countless citizens of underprivileged sections of the society, who turned to him for help and support.
Director:
Dhiraj Kashyap
Dhiraj Kashyap, a relative greenhorn in the field, with three feature films to his credit, has hit bull's eye. Lokabandhoo is his third venture after Muhamukti (1998) and Dhan Kuberor Dhan (2008)
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(14) I am not he..she
2015/Color/110mins/India Kannada
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director B S Lingadevaru
Producer Ravi R. Garani
Screenplay B. S. Lingadevaru
Cinematography Ashok V. Raman
Editor Nagendra K. Ujjani
Music Anoop Seelin
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Sanchari Vijay (Madesha / Vidya), Sumithra, Sundar, Kunal Punekar
Production Company RG Pictures
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Best Actor (Vijay), Best Make-up Artist (Raju, Nagaraj) - National Film Festival 2015 ; Melbourne 2015
Madesha is a boy from Kamalapura born to middle class, simple living and caring parents. His parents show unconditional love as he is a boy. After a period of time Madesha craves to become a girl. His body language, gestures and feelings change as he meets his friend Govinda. Madesha's parents and his sister worry about his future as he develops a lifestyle similar to a girl. Worried about his future Madesha moves to city and lives with his sister. The story takes a new turn when Madesha leaves his sister's place to evolve into real 'her' in him!
Director:
B S Lingadevaru
Kannada filmmaker BS Lingadevaru is a successful TV and film director from Tipatur in Southern India. His award winning movies include Mouni and Kaada Beladingalu and his latest, Naanu Avanalla...Avalu, has won plaudits for depicting the challenges faced by India's transgender community.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(15) Birds with larg wings
2015/Color/mins/India Malayalam
[Next Film]
Category Indian Select
Director Dr. Biju
Producer Dr.A.K. Pillai
Screenplay Dr. Biju
Cinematography M. J. Radhakrishnan
Editor Karthik Jogesh
Music Santhosh Chandran
Set Santhosh Raman
Sound Tony Babu, Boby John
Costume Aravind
Cast Kunchacko Boban (Photographer), Nedumudi Venu (Chief Editor), Suraj Venjaramoodu (Minister), Salim Kumar (School Head Master), James Bradford (French Environment Scientist), Prakash Bare (Dr. Mohankumar)
Production Company Null
World Sales Painting Cinema Pvt Ltd
Festival/Awards World Humanitarian Award and New star of Humanity Award - Jakarta 2015
The film depicts the after-effects of the pesticide spraying through the eyes of a photographer. His first visit to the area was during a rainy season in 2001, and his photographs revealed the shocking state of the numerous victims to the world. Endosulfan-induced misery gained worldwide attention due to this exposure. When the photographer visited the area again in summer 2006, many of the young victims he had photographed during his earlier visit, had died. Even now, children are being affected with strange and debilitating diseases. In 2011, the Stockholm Summit of UN on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) recommended a total ban on endosulfan. India was the only country that opposed this decision. A year later, in 2012, the photographer returned to Kasaragod. He realized that apathy and indifference to the plight of these unfortunate victims persisted, and that the survivors continued to suffer.
Director:
Dr. Biju
Bijukumar Damodaran aka Dr. Biju, a Malayalam film writer and director, was born in 1971 in Kudassanad, Kerala. After completing his schooling, he graduated in Homoeo Medical Science from Trivandrum Homoeo Medical College. He is professionally a homoeopathic doctor. His films have been screened at several national and international film festivals and won prizes. He debuted as writer and director with Saira (2005). Birds With Large Wings (2015) is his latest film.
Selected Filmography:
2008 Travelogue of Invasion
2010 The Way Home
2012 Color of Sky
2013 Names Unknown
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(16) Tulsi Apa
2014/Color/mins/India Odia
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Category Indian Select
Director Amiya Patnaik
Producer Anupam Patnaik
Screenplay Chinmay Daspattnaik
Cinematography Null
Editor Null
Music Null
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Barsha Nayak, Madhusmita, Lochani Bag, Premanjan Parida, Mamata Panda, Sujit Paikray
Production Company A.P Productions
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Tulasi Apa film is Biopic on social activist Tulasi Munda,which encapsulates the essence of her life enumerates her struggle and achievements.
Director:
Amiya Patnaik
Null
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(17) Oattathoodhuvan-1854
2015/Color/124mins/India Tamil
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Category Indian Select
Director Chidambaram
Producer Anupam Patnaik
Screenplay Chinmay Daspattnaik
Cinematography Null
Editor Null
Music Null
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Barsha Nayak, Madhusmita, Lochani Bag, Premanjan Parida, Mamata Panda, Sujit Paikray
Production Company Kalorful Beta Movement
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Tulasi Apa film is Biopic on social activist Tulasi Munda,which encapsulates the essence of her life enumerates her struggle and achievements.
Director:
Chidambaram
Null
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(18) Omi O Ice-cream Wala
2015/Color/92mins/DCP/Bangladesh
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Category Childrens Screening
Director Suman Dhar
Producer Faridur Reza Sagar, Farzana Brownia
Screenplay Suman Dhar
Cinematography Mehedy Rony
Editor Faruq Nipu
Music Farid Ahmed, Ishrak Hosen
Set Papiya Ali Sarker
Sound Null
Costume Papiya Ali Sarker
Cast Tariq Anam Khan,
Abul Hayat, Misil,
Jayanto Chattopadhayay,
Papiya
Production Company BK Cholochitra by Impress Telefilm Ltd
World Sales Impress Telefilm Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Email: rajon@channeli.com.bd
Festival/Awards Null
Omi has been heading towards Mymenshing when his car faces a breakdown. So he stops by his Uncle Mr. Karim's place, an ancient bungalow that used to belong to a Zaminder. The Next day omi sees an ice cream vendor passing by. Abdul-Omi's Uncle's Chef-reveals the history of the house owner-King Ray Ballav Ray- a brave patriot. It was 1971 when all the hindu families were migrating to the neighboring country, he was murdered. Now the King, in the guise of a ice cream vendor, finally speaks of his one last wish, his demand of justice-the punishment of the war criminals of Bangladesh. He makes Omi, who represents the new generation, vow to himself with a firm fist.
Director:
Suman Dhar
Null
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(19) Ice Candy
2015/Color/74mins/DCP/India
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Category Childrens Screening
Director Shridhar Hegde
Producer Smt. Atmashree
Screenplay Shridhar Hegde
Cinematography Nagendra BA
Editor Shridhar Hegde
Music Srirama
Set Ravi
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast M N Vyasarao, Baby Varshini,
Masler Vinay
Production Company Srilalithe Chitralaya, Bobby, Nertur Village, Po: Sankada Hole, Thitthahalli Shivmoga, Email: nikil.manjoo@gmail.com
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Devi is cared by her grandfather as she lost her parents at an early age. Grandfather has the responsibility of adapting social values into her. Devi and Srivatsa have a dream of winning state level cultural dance competition and they are also busy with preparations and all. In such situation her partner srivatsa gets Stage II cancer and starts to bunk school while Devi tries her best to bring him back. All of Devi's kin- Parents, teachers and friends helps her in this endeavor.
Director:
Shridhar Hegde
Null
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(20) MIgchoo
2007/Color/mins/India
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Category India Unheard
Director Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Producer Null
Screenplay Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Cinematography Null
Editor Null
Music Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast Londup (father)
Kunzes (mother) Chorol(step mother)
Tsultim (Sonam) Jigmet (brother)
Spalzes (child)
Production Company Himalayan Film Studio
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
The film tells the story of a Ladakhi boy, Sonam who lost his mother at the age of 10. His father remarried, and they had a son with his stepmother who was named Tashi. However the stepmother never accepted Sonam as a part of the family and treated him as a servant, even forcing him to miss classes and eventually leave school. Tashi on the other hand received the best of everything. Even though Tashi doesn't know Sonam was his brother, Sonam tries to love Tashi, thanks to the good moral upbringing he had received from his late mother. After Tashi comes to know about his brother, he forces the family to change their attitude towards Sonam and a new life beings for the family.
Director:
Tsering Zangpo (Serthi)
Zangpo was born in 1979 at the village of Serthi (Sakti) and is a filmmaker and composer. He lost one of his hands to an accident when he was 15. He had to drop out of school after the tenth standard and he started working as a helper in a photo shop and later at a cassette shop. He set up the Himalayan Film Studio in 2006 and made his first feature, Migchoou in 2007 followed by Khorwa (2008) the following year.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(21) Sankal
2015/Color/99mins/India/Hindi
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Category Indian Select
Director Dedipya Joshii
Producer Null
Screenplay Null
Cinematography Raut Jaywant Murlidhar
Editor Jeetu Rall
Music Null
Set Null
Sound Rudra-Shankar
Costume Null
Cast Chetan Sharma (Kesar)
Tanima Bhattacharya (Abeeara)
Harish Kumar (Usmaniya)
Milind Gunaji (Apoorva Singh Bhati)
Production Company Null
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Long before partition, village councils banished girls from getting married in other communities so as to maintain the purity of Mehar blood. After partition, when the people of the village were divided across nations, they lost all connection with each other and the girls were left with a very low number of marriageable males. Thus the village council passed a new law where, for the sake of keeping girls with the clan, mature girls had to marry teen boys or kids.
Director:
Dedipya Joshii
Dedipya Joshii graduated from Rajasthan University and joined the film industry as Asst. Director in 1992, where he learned about film and television before directing his first television series in 1999. In the last 16 years he has directed 7 TV series, 35 documentaries, 250 advertisement films and 3 short films.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(22) Last Page
2014/Color/60mins/India
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Category Indian Select
Director Nikhilmanjoo Lingaiah
Producer Amar
Screenplay Nikhilmanjoo Lingaiah
Cinematography Ramesh
Editor Joshi
Music Ram
Set Null
Sound Null
Costume Null
Cast H G Somashekar Rao
Bhargavi Narayan
Venkat Rao
Production Company Shikshana Chitrike
World Sales Null
Festival/Awards Null
Somanna and Janaki an old couple. Their son lives abroad. Somanna is a retired schoolteacher and he suffers a heart attack after which he becomes more serious in his life. He starts to worry about his wife and gradually starts preparing for his death by making every arrangement for her to live a happy life after his departure. Luckily he is discharged off the hospital fully cured. Somanna starts to rebuild his life with a new zeal but all of a sudden Janki suffers a severe heart attack. Though this unexpected event hurts him deeply, he manages to overcome it. Now he shares his life with young people and becomes more optimistic about life.
Director:
Nikhilmanjoo Lingaiah
Nikhilmanjoo Lingaiah started his career as an artist and found filmmaking to be his passion in life. He began his career with Theater and TV productions. He also worked for NGOs and anchored stage shows. He holds a degree in Human psychology. He strongly believes that, making a film means building a nation.
Selected Filmography:
2013 Hajj
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(23) Dirty Wolves
2015/Color/105mins/Spain
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Category Cinema International
Director Simon Casal de Miguel
Producer Juan de Dios Serrano, John Engel, Jordi Mendieta
Screenplay Carmen Abarca, Paula Cons, Felipe Rodriguez, Noelia del Rio
Cinematography Sergi Gallardo
Editor Jordi Lopez
Music Sergio Moure de Oteyza
Set Antonio Pereira
Sound Guilhem Donzel
Costume Marta Anta
Cast Marian Alvarez (Manuela), Manuela Velles (Candela),
Pierre Kiwitt (Franz), Sam Louwyck (Bryan),
Thomas Coumans(Edgar), Isak Ferriz(Miguel Pena)
Production Company Null
World Sales Latido Films
Festival/Awards Cannes 2015
Magic meets reality in a story inspired by real events. 1942. Manuela, a single mother, works in the Wolfram mines in rural Galicia. The mines are run by Nazi Germany and the Allies are eager to make sure the strategic metal does not reach German factories. When her sister Candela, helps a Jewish prisoner to cross the border to Portugal, they both will get involved in a game of power that will make them choose between their sense of justice or a riskless life.
Director:
Simon Casal de Miguel
Simon Casal de Miguel is a Spanish filmmaker who worked in the audio visual industry and as a photographer in advertising productions. During this time he wrote and directed several award winning short films. "Eduardo Barreiros, the Henry Ford Spanish", was his first TV film winning the Grand Jury Prize for Best TV-Movie at the Houston International Film Festival 2012.
Selected Filmography:
Null
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(24) Valiya Chirakula Pakshikal
2015/Color/mins/India Malayalam
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Category Indian Select
Director Dr. Biju
Producer Dr.A.K. Pillai
Screenplay Dr. Biju
Cinematography M. J. Radhakrishnan
Editor Karthik Jogesh
Music Santhosh Chandran
Set Santhosh Raman
Sound Tony Babu, Boby John
Costume Aravind
Cast Kunchacko Boban (Photographer), Nedumudi Venu (Chief Editor), Suraj Venjaramoodu (Minister), Salim Kumar (School Head Master), James Bradford (French Environment Scientist), Prakash Bare (Dr. Mohankumar)
Production Company Null
World Sales Painting Cinema Pvt Ltd
Festival/Awards World Humanitarian Award and New star of Humanity Award - Jakarta 2015
The film depicts the after-effects of the pesticide spraying through the eyes of a photographer. His first visit to the area was during a rainy season in 2001, and his photographs revealed the shocking state of the numerous victims to the world. Endosulfan-induced misery gained worldwide attention due to this exposure. When the photographer visited the area again in summer 2006, many of the young victims he had photographed during his earlier visit, had died. Even now, children are being affected with strange and debilitating diseases. In 2011, the Stockholm Summit of UN on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) recommended a total ban on endosulfan. India was the only country that opposed this decision. A year later, in 2012, the photographer returned to Kasaragod. He realized that apathy and indifference to the plight of these unfortunate victims persisted, and that the survivors continued to suffer.
Director:
Dr. Biju
Bijukumar Damodaran aka Dr. Biju, a Malayalam film writer and director, was born in 1971 in Kudassanad, Kerala. After completing his schooling, he graduated in Homoeo Medical Science from Trivandrum Homoeo Medical College. He is professionally a homoeopathic doctor. His films have been screened at several national and international film festivals and won prizes. He debuted as writer and director with Saira (2005). Birds With Large Wings (2015) is his latest film.
Selected Filmography:
2008 Travelogue of Invasion
2010 The Way Home
2012 Color of Sky
2013 Names Unknown
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