Koozhangal film poster
It’s no mean achievement for a school dropout and one with no degree in filmmaking to win an international award on debut. Indian director P.S. Vinothraj won the Tiger award at Rotterdam, this February, for his Tamil film,
Koozhangal(Pebbles) – the only Indian film selected for the competition. It marked the culmination of several years of struggle and hardship – a journey of grit and determination driven by a passion for cinema. The jury at the Rotterdam festival described it ‘as a lesson in pure cinema.’
Koozhangal placed the plight of the people of Arittapatti, a barely known village of the Madurai district in Tamil Nadu, on the global stage.
Koozhangal Review: As Close To Being A Masterpiece As Any Debut This Millennium
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Koozhangal Review: Presented by Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan, a piece of pure cinema that strips down the medium to its bare bones with a splendid sense of balance
The poster of
Cast: Chellapandi, Karuththadaiyaan
The opening shot of first-time director P.S. Vinothraj s
Koozhangal (Pebbles) is as stark as it is evocative. We watch a bird building a nest on a bent, shaky branch - a little winged creature engaged in the rudimentary act of rustling up a safe shelter. But does the branch have the strength to bear the weight of the home the bird is stitching together in the fond hope that it will endure? Just about.