‘Malayalam cinema today’ section includes seven new Malayalam films. The films in this package keep a certain distance from the glitz and glamour of commercial films. The richness of visuals and novel approaches of storytelling are the main features of these films.
The package includes – Ranjith’s ‘Njan’, Santhosh T.
K.’s ‘Vidhooshakan’, Salil Lal Ahmed’s ‘Calton Towers’, Abrid Shine’s ‘1983’,
M. P. Sukumaran Nair’s ‘Jalamsam’, N. K. Muhammed Koya’s ‘Alif’ and Sanalkumar
Sasidharan’s ‘Oraalppokkam’.
‘Njan’, a film set against the backdrop of freedom
struggle tells the story of a forgotten nationalist, K T N Kottoor, by a young
writer Ravi, played by Dulquer Salmaan. Ravi travels through the changing
socio-political scenario of a country in its quest for independence.
‘Vidhooshakan’ portrays the life and work of eminent
Malayalam satirist writer Sanjayan. Sanjayan dedicated his short life to reform
the social life of Malayali. This cinema is the travelogue of a mental journey
that he makes during the last hours of his life. The film directed by T. K.
Santhosh stars popular Malayalam filmmaker V. K. Prakash as Sanjayan.
Salil Lal Ahmed’s ‘Calton Towers’ portrays the
emotional trauma and hardships of a father whose 27-year old son had died in a
fire accident 4 years ago.
1983 is a story about three generations of a family
which happens between two cricket World cup wins of India, between 1983 and
2011.The story is conveyed in the backdrop of village cricket in light humor.
‘Jalamsam’ is a distinct film by M.P. Sukumaran Nair
due its unusual plot. It deals with the tragic transformation of an agrarian
society into one that treats land as real estate. Through the twists and turns
in the life of Kunjoonj, a shrewd but naive tenant farmer who has a bloody past
and a bleak future to reckon with, the film explores the sociopolitical and
environmental transitions in central Travancore.
N K Muhammed Koya’s ‘Alif’ is a distinct take on the
situation of Muslim female society in Kannur, their struggles and problems. The
film exposes the perils of a patriarchal system and the suffering of women under
it.
‘Oraalppokkam’ is a film set mostly on the premises
of Himalayas. The film tells the story of Maya and Mahi who had decided to
break up after five years of living together. After a few days, Maya calls Mahi
from Kedarnath, just a day before the happening of a cloud-burst in the Kedar
valley. The film is about Mahi’s search for Maya which sends him down a journey
of startling self-revelations.
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