Panaji: Mahesh Narayanan’s film which was screened at the International Film Festival received a great response. Starring Divya Prabha and Kunchacko Boban in lead roles, the film revolves around a woman’s struggle to uphold her self-esteem and stand up for herself. The story of the film completely changes with an unexpected crisis in the lives of Rashmi and Harish, workers of a company in Delhi that manufactures gloves for medical purposes. Mahesh Narayanan and Divya Prabha attended the function associated with the exhibition.
Many films featuring children as central characters were screened in the competition category, world cinema category and Indian Panorama. The film Island of Lost Girls, which was screened on the first day, won the applause of the audience with the performance of the child stars. Kamala Kannan’s Kuranku Pedal, which was screened in the international competition category, Ra Venkatesan’s Kita, which was screened at Indian Panorama, and Chello Show, India’s official Oscar entry, all have children as central characters. The central characters in Kita are a boy named Kathir, his goat named Karuppan and his grandfather. The film is set in the backdrop of a village near Madurai. Monkey Pedal directed by Kamala Kannan is based on a short story written by Rasi Kannapan. The central characters of the film are a child named Mari and his father.
Actor Anupam Kher was the guest on Wednesday in the master class. Anand L Rai, Mahaveer Jain, Luv Ranjan and Ananya Birla participated in In Conversation.
Films like A Minor directed by Darish Meherj and Ursula Meyer’s The Line will be screened today in the international category. Written and directed by Priyanandanan, the Irula language film ‘Dhabari Kyuruvi’ will be screened at Indian Panorama. This is a movie starring only Irular, a tribal group.