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Orma or One leaf international film festival is a festival organized by the Kerala Information and Public Relations Department in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Orma 2004
editThe 2004 dates for the festival were 27 July - 29 July.
The festival was inaugurated by Mr. M.M. Hassan, Minister for Information and Parliamentary Affairs. The renowned poet, lyricist and film maker, Mr. P. Bhaskaran presided over the function.
Films
editOrma 2004 showcased the following films:
EMS
editDirected by K.S. Ranjith. History and biography. Depicts the independence and anti-landlord movements in Kerala. While EMS challenged the Brahmin orthodoxy through the symbolic acts of burning sacred thread, C.J. Thomas, the playwright and one of the original thinkers in Malayalam upturned the Christian orthodoxy through tearing away the sacred dress.
Malayalathinte Priya CJ
editDirected by A.V. Thampan. Portrays the life of an eminent genius of Malayalam, including an interview with his wife Mrs. Rosi Thomas.
K. Kelappan
editA documentary directed by Satheesh Poduval. Depicts the independence movement through the biographical narrative of Kelappan.
Njeralath Rama Poduval – the Fakir
editDirected by Satheesh Venganoor. Depicts the life and legacy of Njeralath Rama Poduval, Malayalam artist and ‘sopanam’ music maestro.
Ayyankali
editDirected by Mr. Kannan. Documentary on the social revolutionary who fought against all forms of social oppression and envisioned the formation of secular modern Kerala.
Vaikkam Abdul Khader
editDirected by Mr. K. Satheesh Biographical documentary on statesman for modern Kerala democracy.
Pattam Thanu Pillai
editDirected by Mr. B.S. Ratheesh Biographical documentary on Pattom A. Thanu Pillai, statesman in Kerala. Depicts the political values of Kerala during the independence movement.
Aravindan
editDirected by Mr. K.K. Chandran. Biographical documentary on the filmmaker, Aravindan.
Sahodaran Ayyappan
editDirected by Mr. Majid Gulisthan. Narrative documentary recreates events in the life of Sahodaran Ayyappan – the great organizer of Sree Narayana Movement.
SK
editDirected by Mr. K. Rajgopal. Depicts the life and times of S.K. Pottekkad, an eminent Malayalam travelogue writer.
Sri Narayana Guru
editDirected by Mr. P. Baburaj, portrays the different facets of Sri Narayana Guru – spiritual reformer, renaissance intellectual and social organizer.
Goda Varma Raja
editDirected by Ms. Indira and Mr. Ajith. Documentary biography.
Akkamma Cheriyan
editDirected by Ms. Sreebala K. Menon. Documentary biography.
Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon
editDirected by Mr. N.P. Gopinath. Documentary biography.
Vaidyaratnam P.S. Warrier
editDirected by Mr. Krishnanunni. Documentary biography on the great ayurvedic physician of Kerala.
Arnoos Pathiri
editDirected by Mr. Ravidran Depicts the polyphonic trends of cultural formation of modern Kerala, including the process of secularization through the contributions of non-Malayali writers and intellectuals.
Varna Bhedangal
editDirected by Mr. Damodar Prasad. Depicts the intellectual and creative evolution of one of the greatest Malayalam painters, K.C.S. Panicker and his contribution to the emergence of modernist sensibility in art.
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