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Thiruvananthapuram: The 25th edition of the International Film festival of Kerala (IFFK) is all geared up to witness new filmmakers making their mark with their intriguing movies. As many as 10 new filmmakers from Malayalam alone will be exhibiting their works at this year’s festival. Besides, several newcomers from Tamil, Hindi and a variety of foreign languages are also ready to showcase their talent.
‘Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 by Ratheesh Balakrishnan Pothuval, who bagged the Best Debut Director Award at the Kerala State Film Awards this year is a major highlight at this years festival. Ad filmmaker Kavya Prakash, the daughter of veteran director V.K Prakash, is also making her mark as a feature film director with her film Vaank . Actor-turned-director Muhammad Mustafa s, with his movie Kappela (Chapel) and Jithin Issac Thomas, wit
Hasyam and Churuli posters
Thiruvananthapuram: 14 movies have been selected in the competition section of this year’s International Film Festival of Kerala. The movies have been selected from 10 countries including Brazil, France and Iran.
Lijo Jose Pellissery’s ‘Churuli’ and Jayaraj’s ‘Hasyam’ are the Malayalam films competing in this year’s IFFK.
The competition section also includes other Indian films including Mohit Priyadarshi’s debut film ‘Kosa’, Akshay Indigar’s ‘Chronicle of Space’. Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s award winning film ‘There is no evil’ is also part of the competition section.
IFFK will also screen three films of South Korean director Lee Chang-dong this year.
International Film Festival of Kerala 2021: Churuli and Hasyam to complete at IFFK with 12 other movies
Talking about the other two Indian films that will be screened at the film festival are Mohit Priyadarshi s debut film Kosa and Akshay Indigar s Chronicle of Space. Written By
Pinkvilla Desk 11124377 reads Mumbai Updated: February 8, 2021 02:51 pm International Film Festival of Kerala 2021: Churuli and Hasyam to complete at IFFK with 12 other movies
The 25th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), which had been postponed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to begin from February 10. Total of 14 movies have been selected in the competition including two Malayalam films Lijo Jose Pellissery s Churuli and Jayaraj’s Hasyam. Talking about the other two Indian films that are a part of the screening are Mohit Priyadarshi s debut film Kosa and Akshay Indigar s Chronicle of Space. A lot of films from other countr
14 Films, including two Malayalam entries, to compete for Suvarna Chakoram at IFFK
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (UNI) This year’s edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will have four Indian films vying with each other for the prestigious Suvarna Chakoram (Golden Crow Pheasant Award), the laurel for the best film of the festival. The 25th IFFK begins in Thiruvananthapuram on February 10.
Among the two Malayalam films in this category, Lijo Jose Pellissery s ‘Churuli’ will have its World Premiere at the festival. Meanwhile, Jayaraj’s ‘Hasyam’, the other Malayalam film in the competition category, had been screened at various other film festivals, including the Shanghai International Film Festival.
Kunal Bhange in Kosa (2020) | Whispering Walls
On a day like any other, 17-year-old Kosa Muchaki leaves his home to sell one of his goats. But he doesn’t return. He has been picked up by a police unit on suspicion of being a fugitive. It’s actually a simple case of a mistaken identity: the police are looking for another Kosa Muchaki, aged 30.
But since we are in the Bastar region in Chhattisgarh, deemed to be a hotbed of Maoists, and the other Kosa Muchaki is a wanted Maoist commander, the school-going teenager enters a Kafkaesque nightmare, one with seemingly no end in sight.