MALLI
India/1998/90 min/35mm

Director: Santosh Sivan
Producer: Children's Film Society, India
Screenwriters Santosh Sivan, Ravi Deshpande
Director of Photography: Santosh Sivan
Editor: Sreekar Prasad
Music: Aslam Mustafa
Cast: Janakraj, Parameshwaran, Baby Amma, Priya

Malli is a tribal girl whose playground is a forest filled with the promise of adventure. There, she hopes to find a magical blue stone that will cure her best friend's muteness. But the forest is also a surreal and sometimes frightening world where poachers pose a threat to local wildlife. The story sympathetically delves into Malli's inner life and her deeply profound connection to the world around her.

Director Santosh Sivan (The Terrorist) has deftly created an entertaining film that appeals to all ages and doubles as a lucid and lyrical plea for environmental preservation.

Tamil (English subtitles)

Print Source:
Ather Shaikh
Children's Film Society, India
24 Pedder Road
Mumbai, Maharastra 400026
India
Ph: 91-22-23802870
Fax: 91-22-23805610
Email: ncyp@bom3.vsnl.net.in

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