South India
International Premiere of Overtone | Tamil with English subtitles
Tracing the origin of South Indian Carnatic classical music, painting a vivid picture of legendary percussionist Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman. Cert U (32 mins) Director: Rajiv Menon Cast: Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Tamil | 2016 | Subtitled A documentary by the ace Cinematographer and cine Director, Mr Rajiv Menon, ‘Overtone’ is a film on Umayalpuram K Sivaraman. […]
READ MORELIFF 2017 – World Premiere of Ticket – The Movie | Tamil with English Subtitles
Director: Raaghav Ranganathan Starring: Raaghav Ranganathan, Karthik Kumar, Lakshmipriyaa Chandramouli, Sanam Shetty Run time: 90 mins | Recommended Certificate: 12A Language: Tamil with English Subtitles | Year: 2017 | Country: India LIFF presents the World Premiere of this laugh-out-loud comedy. Avinash is a young, nutty professor who struggles to be decisive. Grading reports have to […]
READ MORELIFF 2017: Ondu Motteya Kathe (Egghead) | Kannada with English Subtitles
Director: Raj B Shetty Starring: Raj B Shetty, Amrutha Naik, Shreya Anchan Run time: 123 mins | Recommended Certificate: 12A Language: Kannada with English Subtitles | Year: 2017 | Country: India Pawan Kumar, winner of the LIFF2013 Audience Award for Lucia, returns with a warm-hearted comic tale of a young bald man Janardhan, trying to […]
READ MORELIFF 2017 Once Again (Pinneyum) – UK Premiere | Malayalam with English Subtitles
Once Again + Q&A with director Adoor Gopalakrishnan Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan Starring: Dileep, Kavya Madhavan, Subodh Bhave, Nedumudi Venu Run time: 121 mins | Recommended Certificate: 15 Language: Malayalam with English Subtitles | Year: 2016 | Country: India Master Kerala filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan returns to LIFF with a powerful tale of family betrayal and murder. […]
READ MORETamil Studies Beyond Empires: Why India Celebrates Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg
On Friday 2nd June, SOAS South Asia Institute are hosting the UK premiere of “Beyond Empires: Why India Celebrates Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg,” a documentary directed by Christopher Gilbert. The 2013 film tells the story and contemporary legacies of Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (1682-1719), who was part of the first Protestant missionary team to arrive on the Indian sub-continent in 1706 […]
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