Young Designers 2009

 
Ahsam K. R
Film and Video Communication | PGDPD
ahsamkr@gmail.com
 
CHAATTALMAZHA - A Short Fiction Film
 
Guide Arun Gupta
Sponsonr Self Sponsored
Keywords
> Drizzle
> Nostalgia
> Malayalam
> Flow of life
I named my film Chaatalmazha which means ‘drizzle’ in Malayalam. A drizzle indicates the onset of rain. In this film, the drizzle is a metaphor for childhood, where everything is as momentary as a drizzle. In my mind, childhood is fresh, a beginning, nostalgic, bringing back memories. The drizzle also represents the character of the main protagonist (Geetu).

She doesn’t create a big impact like a heavy rain, but grows on the audience slowly like a fresh drizzle. Geetu is a mix of many characters I have come across in life. There wasn’t any logic to the way Geetu’s life unfolded. In this story, everything just happens. There is no logic to why it happens. It just happens, and from there the story flows.

My initial focus was only on the technical, budgetary and scripting aspects of film-making. However, later, I also developed the ability to inspire people and mobilize them to work towards one common goal through making them feel that they were an integral part of the film, not just actors playing discrete roles.

My film is a stand-alone endeavor. There is no intent to showcase a cause that needs to be furthered. The film is simply a shot, a slice of life. There is no moral, no intent to educate. I want the viewer to take away whatever aspect resonates with him/her. But the central tenets which the viewer may perceive may be to follow one’s heart; or to live life to the fullest; or to celebrate life.
Communication Design
AFD 9
ED 5
Film and Video Communication 13
Aastha Gohil
Aditi Banerjee
Ahsam K. R
Aishwarya Arumbakkam
Gayatri Kodikal
Manish Saini
Prachi Mokashi
Priyanka Chhabra
Sarah Da Costa
Shibha Kant
Siddharth Singh
Udayraj P J
Ujjwal Utkarsh
GD 18
Industrial Design
CGD 9
FID 11
PD 15
TGD 4
TrAD 8
Interdisciplinary Design
DRE 14
SDM 17
I.T. Integrated Design
DDE 7
IDD 9
NMD 10
SUID 9
Textile Design
ADM 17
LAD 10
TD 37
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