8th Chennai Film Festival 2020 : Tamil films

8th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2020

Tamil films : curated by Ulaga Cinema Bhaskaran

List of films

1) Legally Raped
Dir: Charulatha B Rangarajan; 14.56 min

LR revolves around a woman getting out of an abusive marriage & how she deals with it emotionally!

2) Chinnanchiru Kiliye
Dir: Na Ram; 6.48 min

3) Thedal
Dir:Vignesh Paramasivam; 14.28 min

Journey of photographer searching for a water ends up in finding Meaning of Life.

4) Pesaatha Pechellam
Dir: Jai Lakshmi; 7.38 min

Not every topic can be openly discussed. The film is about one of such stories.

5) Dreams
Dir: Athithya Kanagarajan; 10 min

Dilip, a paper boy of twelve wants to invite Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to his

school Annual Day celebration. Kalam Sir accepts his invitation. What happens

then is the rest of the story.

6) Naandudami
Dir: SPP Bhaskaran; 27 min

The 2000 year old “Thirukkural” framed to structure the moral of the society

is also taught at these schools. Yet , why is this peculiar boy’s moral compass broken?

This short film travels by sowing this question.

7) Oruvanukku Oruthi
Dir: Vimal Santiagu: 17:37 min

A young man and woman, who are uninterested in the idea of arranged marriage are forced to

meet each other by their parents. They succumb to the pressure and meet hesitantly. While

they are both eagerly waiting to reject the other person, they surprisingly strike an engaging

conversation about life, love and themselves.

8) Sinam
Dir: Ananthamoorthy; 20 min

The call is unsuspecting and it piques the interest of a documentary

film-maker, when the caller identifies her as a prostitute.

9) Devaradiyar in Sadir : The Life and Art of Muthukannammal
Dir: S Shanmuganathan; 66:44 min; Documentary