Name: Paddayi
Start: 2018-05-11T21:15:00-04:00
End: 2018-05-11T23:30:00-04:00
Location: Auditorium 3, Village East Cinemas

Paddayi

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Paddayi
2018 | India | 140mins | Tulu (with English subtitles) Directed by - Abhaya Simha Cast - Mohan Sheni, Bindu Raxidi, Chandrahas Ullal, Gopinath Bhat, Avinash Rai, Sadashiva, Shrinidhi Achar, Santosh Shetty, Prabhakar Kapikad, Vani Periodi, Ravi Bhat, Mallika Jyotigudde.
International Premiere
Winner: National Film Awards 2018: Best Tulu Film Post-Screening discussion with director Abhaya Simha Synopsis: PADDAYI is a modern day adaptation of the epic drama, ‘Macbeth’ from Shakespeare. This version of Macbeth plays out in a tiny village in the borders of mega city. Characters in the film belong to an indigenous community of fishermen. Madhava and Sugandhi are a newly married couple from the fishing community of South India. Their lust for better life and thirst for upward mobility is ignited by the prophecies from the spirit that wander the land. Dinesha, owner of the fleet gives them new dreams and hopes. But when their life was on a new high, Dinesha betrays and takes back what he gave. Now Madhava and Sugandhi are determined for a bitter revenge. They set out on a journey riding the tide of ambition in a boat dotted by their personalities. Sugandhi provokes and Madhava is provoked. Madhava in order to win over his insecurities, defeats his morality. The story soon turns into a tale of murder and regrets. Indeed earth hath bubbles that play mysterious games!. Director: Abhaya Simha is a Film and Television Institute graduate. His first film Gubbachigalu won the National Award for the Best Children’s film and was screened in several National and International Film Festivals. His second film Shikari too was screened in Kolkatta and Bangalore International Film Festivals. He is also an avid documentary filmmaker who has made more than 20 documentaries on culture and environmental issues. He was a part of Indian delegation of filmmakers at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009. His scripts have been part of NFDC film lab and Docskool Writers Lab, Nepal.

Auditorium 3, Village East Cinemas

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