Language
KAADAKALAM-India/Malayalam/86minutes/Director-Dr.Sakhil Raveendran/2021
Kaadakalam portrays many environmental issues, societal significance and the socio-economic struggles of Adivasis. The film revolves around Kunjapoo, a 10-year-old tribal boy, who lost his mother when he was a child. He refuses to look beyond the forest that is his home. The father teaches his son to live in the forest and embrace forest life. At the same time, his father wants him to pursue education, even if it means going away. The young boy’s life undergoes a drastic change in the city. He feels suffocated in the ‘concrete jungle’ and the city life. Soon he returns back to the forest where he belongs! The debut film of Dr. Sakhil Raveendran has been shot in the picturesque terrains of Upputhara, Idukki, and a neighbouring Adivasi region. Kaadakalam gained wide appreciation and won the Kerala State Film awards for Best Children’s Film and Best Lyricist.