SYNOPSIS
Durga, a north Indian migrant and a Keralite youth named Kabeer are running away on a midnight. They are waiting for a transport to the nearest railway station to catch a train to a distant place. Two small time gangsters, transporting arms, offer assistance to the couple. The hapless "Durga" encounters a cross section of the society through the rest of the night. Parallel to the journey of Durga another mysterious event inter-cuts in the film. In a Kerala village, devotees perform 'Garudan Thookkam', a ritual art form submitted as a reward for the problems solved in the abode of Goddess Kali, who represents Goddess Durga's personified wrath and embodied fury.
Awards
Tiger Award | Rotterdam IFF, , 2017
CAST & CREW
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Director
Producer(s)
Shaji Mathew
Script
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Director of Photography
Joseph Prathap
Production designer
A. Murukan
Music by
Basil C. J.
Sound
T. Krishnanunni
Edit
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Cast
Rajshri Deshpande, Kannan Nayar, Vedh, Sujeesh K. S., Arunsol, Bilas Nair
Production company(ies)
NIV Art Movies
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
After completing studies in zoology and law, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan started work as a lawyer. As a film fanatic, he used his network to found Kazhcha Film Forum, a crowdfunding platform for the production of independent films. This provided a financial basis to make his own films. Kumar Sasidharan's short and feature films have received many awards in international film festivals. His Sexy Durga receives Hivos Tiger Award in IFFR 2017.
Filmography
Wonder World (2001, short), Parole (2008, short), Frog (2012, short), Oraalppokkam/Six Feet Height (2014), Ozhivudivasathe Kali/An Off-Day Game (2015), Sexy Durga (2017).
