| For The Love of A Man |
Sunday, May 8, 9:15pm
Theater 3, Village East Cinema, 2nd Ave @ 12th street, NYC. |
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For The Love of A Man
Directed by Rinku Kalsy
Feature Narrative
India 2015, 1hr 22min Tamil (w/English subtitles)
Cast: G. Mani, Suganthi Mani, N. Ravi, N. Murugan, Kamal Anand, Quadir Hoseyn, Ravi Anna, K. Hariharan, Uma Vangal |
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| Post screening Q&A with director Rinku Kalsy |
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| Synopsis: For fans of the South Indian actor Rajnikanth, the line between cinema and reality is as blurred as the distinction between star and God. For the Love of a Man explores how fandom expressed through enormous posters, elaborate public rituals, and the frenzied atmosphere inside theatres has deep social, political, and devotional foundations in South India. For the fans, largely men – but ranging in age from teenagers to grandfathers, fandom is about more than cinema – it is about brotherhood, identity, or even social aspiration. The film follows various stories – performers seeking a shot at fame by mimicking the star, families managing the consequences of the fans’ spending on movies, theatre owners worrying about fans running wild, or fans professing changing entire life directions based on the star’s dialogues in films. more>> |
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| About the Director: |
 Rinku Kalsy studied Digital filmmaking in Amsterdam as well as attended various workshops at the Binger Institute Amsterdam. She works as a freelance director, camerawoman and editor in her production company “Anecdote Films” that she started in 2006. Rinku has worked on numerous television documentaries & programs for Dutch national TV Channel NED2. more>> |
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| Endless |
Monday May 9, 6:15pm
Theater 3, Village East Cinema, 2nd Ave @ 12th street, NYC. |
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Endless
Directed by Manikandan K
India, 83 min Tamil (w/English subtitles)
Cast: 'Delhi' , Ganesh, Manikandan, Aadhavan, Murali Krishna, Tharika, Praveen, Mirchi Vijay |
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| Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pBXfABnI4 |
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| Synopsis: Vaidhyanadhan feels his world turning upside-down when he is forced to retire. A not-so-easygoing father, he struggles to cope up with the unforeseen changes in his life. Pulling himself together, he tries to lead a normal life only to realise that things have changed for ever. Little does he know that life, of his and everyone around him, would change its course when he meets a youngster. What ensues brings all the characters together in a battle of emotions, while every one cares for others in their own ways. |
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| About the Director: |
 Actor and director Manikandan, was born and raised in Chennai. He is also screenwriter and has penned dialogues for Tamil films – straight and dubbed - such as "Pizza 2 – The Villa". He recently appeared in the Tamil feature which is an official remake of Korean film " My gangster lover". A dreamer by nature who prefers realism in films, he loves all forms of storytelling. Manikandan is also a trained mimicry artist and voice actor. "Endless" is Manikandan's first directorial attempt and the film received "Best feature film" award from Raintree International Film Festival, was nominated in "Best Director" and "Best Actor" categories in Blackbird Film Festival. The film also received rave reviews and enjoyed media attention in 8th Bengaluru International Film Festival. |
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| Nila |
Tuesday, May 10, 9:00pm
Theater 2, Village East Cinema, 2nd Ave @ 12th street, NYC. |
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Nila - New York Premiere
Directed by Selvamani Selvaraj
Feature Narrative
India 2015, 1hr 36min Tamil (w/English subtitles)
Cast: Sruthi Hariharan, Vicky, Sarvesh Sridhar, Rajan Sekri, Srikanth, Pooja |
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| Post screening Q&A with director Selvamani Selvaraj and actress Sruthi Hariharan |
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| Synopsis: Vimal drives taxis at night. He is yet another lone dreamer in a big city. One night, he stumbles upon a beautiful woman who happens to be from his village. Even though their time together as kids was brief, what they shared with each other turned into a beautiful memory that he would often revisit. It has been fifteen years and the intimate innocence they shared seems to be now replaced with a matured distance. He picks her up from work and drops her home in the nights that follow. He tries to get close to her hoping to find the same little girl he fell in love with. Instead, he finds her wrapped in darkness and is now caught in a web of conflicted emotions. What ensues is a passionate tale of love, loss and acceptance. |
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| About the Director: |
 Growing up in India films have a strong effect on you. I remember as a kid craving for that feeling of being blissfully lost in the magic of cinema. The people on screen who were strangers till a point became the ones who mattered the most. Their struggles and victories became mine. This effect influenced the way I looked at life and situations. I felt the need to share what I felt through them. Even before I realized I started making films. more>> |
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| Crime Is Punishment |
Friday, May 13, 6:15pm
Theater 3, Village East Cinema, 2nd Ave @ 12th street, NYC. |
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Crime Is Punishment - World Premiere
Directed by M. Manikandan
Feature Narrative
India 2016, 1hr 37min 22 sec Tamil (w/English subtitles)
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| Post screening Q&A with actress Pooja Devariya |
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| Synopsis: Ravi, a mild-mannered, hard-working bachelor, with a life-long tunnel vision problem and little in the bank, is on the brink of blindness, unless he can raise money for an immediate eye transplant. After exhausting all honest avenues for funding with no success, financial opportunity and ethical dilemma presents itself when he discovers the dead body of his young, female neighbor and her wealthy boss, who is desperate for Ravi’s silence, at the gory crime scene. Arguing that his needs justify it he decides to accept a modest bribe for his transplant, but soon becomes trapped in a cycle of medical, judicial and moral corruption, eventually becoming one of the police’s key witnesses and prime suspects in the girl’s murder. |
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| About the Director: |
M. Manikandan wrote, shot and directed the experimental short Wind in 2010, which caught the attention of stars Vetrimaaran and Dhanush, who decided to co-produce his feature debut, Kakka Muttai, the winner of the 2 National Awards. Eager not to be confined to family entertainers, Manikandan’s second feature, Kutrame Thandanai, is starkly different in tone and artistic treatment to his colourful debut, but just as technicallyadvanced and narratively gripping - containing his signature form of subtle social commentary as it relates to modern day Tamil culture. more>> |
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