by Ashok Palit | Jan 28, 2022 | Nila Madhab Panda, Odia
Kalira Atita is a 2019 Odia film by noted film maker, Nila Madhab Panda. The film is based on real events, set in Satavaya, a cluster of seven villages on India’s east coast that are swallowed up by the rising sea as a result of climate change.
by Ashok Palit | Oct 22, 2021 | Odia, Sambit Mohanty
Hello Arsi is a critically acclaimed 2018 Odia film directed by Sambit Mohanty. Set in the backdrop of the mining belt of Rourkela, the film traces the story of a young man and a woman whose paths cross accidentally.
by Puru | Jul 24, 2021 | Mrinal Sen, Telugu
Oka Oorie Katha (Eng: The Marginal Ones) is a 1977 Telugu film directed by Mrinal Sen. Based on an acclaimed story by Munshi Premchand, Kafan, the film is a scathing commentary on rural destitution and social injustice, projected powerfully through its protagonists and a sincere narrative.
by Madhu Eravankara | Jul 10, 2021 | Durai, Tamil
Pasi (Eng: Hunger) is a 1979 Tamil film directed by Durai and has Shoba, Delhi Ganeshan, and Vijayan in prominent roles. The film is notable for its realistic portrayal of life in the most deprived stratum of society, in all its dignity. Pasi was critically acclaimed and won many National and State film awards.
by Madhu Eravankara | Jun 29, 2021 | M.T. Vasudevan Nair, Malayalam
Nirmalayam is a 1973 Malayalam film written and directed by M.T. Vasudevan Nair and has P.J. Antony and Kaviyoor Ponnamma
as the main cast. An adaptation of the short story ‘Pallivalum Kalchilambum’, the film went to win many State and National awards.