The most historic and celebrated film festival of India, International Film Festival of India will be held from 16 th – 24 th January 202 in Goa. The glad tidings for the South Indian fans is that nine remarkable and appreciated South Indian films are selected to be featured at the Indian Panorama of IFFI, in which six feature, two mainstream cinema and one non-feature will be showcased.
Here is a list of selected South Indian Movies
FEATURED FILMS:
1. Safe (Malayalam)
Director – Pradeep Kalipurayath
Synopsis – A social activist called Arundhati starts SAFE, a public movement to
protect women, children, and the elderly. Shreya opens a Pandora's Box of sexual
abuse cases that incriminate a very famous celebrity.
2. Trance (Malayalam)
Director – Anwar Rasheed
Synopsis – Viju, a motivational speaker, is hired to be the face of a
religious scam for which he undergoes rigorous training. As his
popularity grows, he sinks into the depths of darkness and delusion.
3. Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha (Malayalam)
Director – Nissam Basheer
Synopsis – Sleevachan, a farmer who is uncomfortable around women, gets married to
Rincy. On the advice of his friends, he gets drunk one night and rapes her, causing her
to leave him.
4. Thahira (Malayalam)
Director – Siddk Paravoor
Synopsis – The story is set in Karnataka and Goa states in India, Dr. Rohini Pranab a
cardiac surgeon, who gives shelter to destitute girls, is the target of a group of criminals
indulging in illegal human trafficking. The girls from her home are taken away by a gang,
who also kidnaps the sister of a youth named right in front of his eyes. Now the two are
doing all that they can do to trace the criminals along with Rohini's friends who later face
some hardships. Both of them at last identify the secret place where the trafficked girls
are kept and release them with the wise advice from Rohini and action from Naveen.
5. Thaen (Tamil)
Director – Ganesh Vinayakan
Synopsis – Thaen is a gripping tale of a couple living with their mute daughter
in the Nilgiris forest.
6. Gatham (Telugu)
Director – Kiran Kondamadugula
Synopsis – Rishi and his girlfriend Adithi set out on a journey by road to visit
Rishi& father and their car breaks down in a route. A stranger offers them a stay
at his house and as their stay extends, Rishi gets nightmares and the stranger
behaves freakishly.
MAINSTREAM CINEMA SELECTION
1. Asuran (Tamil)
Director – Vetri Maaran
Synopsis – A man lives with his wife and children in a remote place with a
smallholding, growing crops. When a greedy, rich baron in the nearby town
wants to take their land, he is unsure of the best course to take.
2. Kappela (Malayalam)
Director – Muhammed Musthafa
Synopsis – A young woman falls in love with a man after dialling his number
by mistake. However, when she visits his city to meet him, a stranger named
Roy enters her life.
NON- FEATURE FILMS
1. “Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole” (Malayalam)
Director – Sharan Venugopal
Synopsis – Sudha, an entrepreneur and a mother of a college girl, finds her world
turned upside down when a doctor suspects that she might have cancer. Her worries
deepen even further when one day she goes through her daughter's laptop and
accidentally finds a nude video of the daughter hidden in it.
About IFFI – The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals
in Asia. Held annually, currently in the state of Goa, the festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of
the world to project the excellence of the film art; contributing to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of
different nations in the context of their social and cultural ethos; and promoting friendship and cooperation among
people of the world. The festival is conducted jointly by the Directorate of Film Festivals (under Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting) and the state Government of Goa.
