FOCUS ON INDIAN FILMS: 24 AND 25 OCTOBER 2019

Films curated by Partha Chatterjee who will introduce the films

 

Kanthan- The Lover of Colour (Malayalam)

(90 min; 2018; dvd; English subtitles)

Director: Shareef  Eesa

 

Recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film 2018

 

Set in Wayanad Thirunelly Nangara adivasi colony, the film tells the story of Kanthan who became an orphan in young age. 80 year old Ithyamma takes him under her wings and helps him face the world and its challenges