Karu

Inside a small roadside salon, three men mock a newspaper photo of a fair-skinned groom who has married a dark-skinned bride. Their laughter is cruel, their views shallow. At that moment, a young man with dark skin walks in. Offended by their remarks, he challenges their narrow ideas and sparks a heated debate. What begins as casual gossip soon turns into a clash of perspectives on beauty, prejudice, and identity. The title “Pottakkinar”—literally “The Frog in the Well”—is borrowed from a Chinese idiom that describes a person too narrow-minded to see the vastness of the world. This intimate, single-location short film is a raw and unbiased reflection on racism and the everyday ignorance that feeds it.

The world is moving at a very fast pace. Everyone is running around, chasing something to achieve. But theatre artists are the ones who step away from all this rush and immerse themselves in their own small yet vast world. In each of their theatre journeys, leaving everything else behind, what do they truly gain? At every theatre festival, what mark do they carry back with them? What does the stage give them in return? *Ee Bhoominde Peru* (The Name of This Earth) is the story of a dream — the dream of a group of theatre artists who are often unseen and unnoticed by the mainstream world. This is not just the story of a single theatre troupe; it reflects the experiences of all theatre troupes across the world. It is about the little dreams and desires of theatre artists around us, which we often overlook. Vinesh Viswanath has captured these moments and shaped them into a documentary journey.

A bored butterfly lands on a motorcycle helmet and slips inside. The rushing owner, already late for work, puts it on without noticing. Startled by the butterfly trapped near his face, he stops the bike, removes the helmet, and lets it fly away. Still in a hurry, he rides out and crashes into a milkman. The can of milk spills across the road. This small accident sets off a chain of events in different places, each leading to another, until it finally ends in the death of a man. A short film about how the smallest things can create the biggest consequences.

Angel is following her daily routine, sitting in a café, writing, and waiting for her fiancé Michael. Suddenly, a middle-aged man comes and sits in front of her. His conversation annoys her, but later she realizes that he is Michael—her fiancé from the future.

Four backbenchers. One school election. And a rivalry that shakes up the entire classroom. Sreekuttan vs. Ambadi isn’t just about votes — it’s about pride, friendship and finding your voice when the stakes are as small (and as big) as a school desk.

Aravind is informed that something unexpected has happened to his family and has to reach the hospital immediately. What awaits him comes as a shock as he is soon sucked into a miasma of questions that he has to fight to find the answers.

A satirical short film that playfully explores how people form moral opinions based on nothing but appearances and envy. Set against the backdrop of everyday life in Kerala, Orupaad Thaamasikkum Orupaad turns simple moments of gossip, glances, and assumptions into a biting yet humorous reflection on our habit of judging others without knowing their story.