The Indian Cinema section at this year’s International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) includes seven films, each of which is said to highlight social realities in the country and is novel in their presentation. 89, Ek Hazarchi Note, Blemished Light, Gour Hari Dastaan, Myth of Cleopatra, Pannaiyarum Padminium, and The Tale of Nayan Chapa are the films to be screened in the section at the festival, scheduled to begin next week.
The Bengali film 89 is described as a psychological thriller that revolves around three key characters, a mental patient, a psychiatrist, and a police inspector.
The film by Manoj Michigan extends to 109 minutes. Ek Hazarchi Note is a Marathi film by debutant director Srihari Sathe. The 89-minute film deals with the issues in the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra. Gour Hari Dastaan directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan is the tale of a freedom fighter who struggles to navigate the bureaucratic maze to get some recognition.
Sekhar Das’ film The Tale of Nayan Chapa, or Nayanchampar Din Ratri in Bengali, shows a day in the life of a middle-aged woman who works as a domestic help. It is 104-minutes long.
M. Adeyapartha Rajan’s Myth of Cleopatra follows the life of three women named Cleopatra and how their tragic stories come together.
The Tamil film Pannaiyarum Padminiyum by S.U. Arunkumar explores the relationship between a landlord, whose influence and wealth are diminishing, and his car.
Blemished Light by Raj Amit Kumar is a political drama.