From a career in chartered accountancy to winning accolades in international film festivals, it may seem like a long shot. But producer and director Jude Peter Damian has done just that with ‘Shashthi’, his first short film.
Featured in 59 film festivals, ‘Shasthi’, which digs into the world of a girl and her journey, has already won 25 awards.
As a director, Jude always wanted to make movies projecting “good characters” who can be examples for developing nations and societies.
‘Shashthi’ narrates the interesting tale about Devi, a woman from an economically weaker background, who changes society to the extent that she is equated with ‘Shashthi’, the goddess of children. It is about how ordinary people (particularly women) can do ‘great’ things and about how perceptions change in different circumstances.
While talking about the recognition that the film is receiving constantly, Jude shared: “Right from the time of writing/planning of the film production,...
Featured in 59 film festivals, ‘Shasthi’, which digs into the world of a girl and her journey, has already won 25 awards.
As a director, Jude always wanted to make movies projecting “good characters” who can be examples for developing nations and societies.
‘Shashthi’ narrates the interesting tale about Devi, a woman from an economically weaker background, who changes society to the extent that she is equated with ‘Shashthi’, the goddess of children. It is about how ordinary people (particularly women) can do ‘great’ things and about how perceptions change in different circumstances.
While talking about the recognition that the film is receiving constantly, Jude shared: “Right from the time of writing/planning of the film production,...
- 8/29/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Southern actress Sruthi Hariharan says she always looks for roles that do not cater to convention. In the new Tamil web series Vadham, Shruti plays police inspector Shakthi who is obsessed with justice.
"As an actor, I have always selected roles that are challenging, and don't always cater to convention. In 'Vadham', I personally related a lot to Sakthi Pandiyan as a character, who fearlessly fights for what is right and is determined to solve the murder of an influential businessman," she added.
The actress continued: "Playing this role also involved intense action sequences and the process of shooting for it was both exciting and tough to master. The immense support shown by our director, Venkatesh Babu, helped me ace my character."
The drama series revolves around Ips Officer Sakthi Pandiyan, who is out to solve the murder of an influential businessman with an all-women task force. It will touch...
"As an actor, I have always selected roles that are challenging, and don't always cater to convention. In 'Vadham', I personally related a lot to Sakthi Pandiyan as a character, who fearlessly fights for what is right and is determined to solve the murder of an influential businessman," she added.
The actress continued: "Playing this role also involved intense action sequences and the process of shooting for it was both exciting and tough to master. The immense support shown by our director, Venkatesh Babu, helped me ace my character."
The drama series revolves around Ips Officer Sakthi Pandiyan, who is out to solve the murder of an influential businessman with an all-women task force. It will touch...
- 2/10/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
CinemaThe film will be the first-ever Tamil film to be screened at this fest.Digital NativeNilanadukkam, a Tamil film directed by debutant Balaji Vembu Chelli, will premiere at one of the oldest and prestigious film festivals in Canada, the 49th Montreal Festival Du Nouveau Cinema. This event is scheduled to happen between October 7 and 18. It is in fact a prestigious honour for the filmmaker as Nilanadukkam will be the first-ever Tamil film to be screened at this fest. According to the film’s director Balaji Vembu Chelli, Nilanadukkam is an experimental film set in Kukkal, a village 40 kilometres away from Kodaikanal. The film delves on a catastrophe and the mystery surrounding it. Speaking about the film in an interview to the Times of India, the director had said, “It revolves around a rookie photojournalist who is trying to get his first major break. The photojournalist is played by Rajeev Anand,...
- 9/29/2020
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
Short filmThe short film shows two young people meeting in an arranged marriage setup and having an unusual conversation in the most natural way.Anjana ShekarIt is 2019 and Tamil cinema is still very cautious about discussing gender identities on screen, let alone talk about queer love. Web series, indie and short films seem to be faring much better in exploring such subjects and the latest to open up a discussion on this topic is director Vimal Santiagu’s short film Oruvanukku Oruththi? released just in time for the Pride month. The 17-minute short is set primarily inside a well-lit room, and records a conversation between two characters who talk about themselves, their life and love, brilliantly portrayed by Regin Rose and Tamilarasi Anandhavalli. In an earlier scene, we catch a glimpse of their lives - two adults uninterested in marriage, forced into meeting each other for the sake of their parents.
- 6/24/2019
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
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