Beena Paul

Beena Paul

Birth : , Delhi, India

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Beena Paul

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Now and Forever
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In an alternate dystopian present a couple in rural Kerala, South India, try to decide whether or not to become immortal (by downloading the consciousness into chips). In a world where political parties create immortals instead of martyrs, procreation becomes an indulgence rather than necessity what becomes of identity? How much of the individual and how much of the multitude is pared down to meet the needs of the future?
Aanum Pennum
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An anthology film that takes you to different eras in the history of Kerala through three stories about relationships and emotions.
Carbon
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Siby is unmindful of his duties towards his family, but is in the pursuit of making some easy money via various fraudulent means. To escape one of the troubles he courted, he goes on an assignment to an old palace in a forest-ridden Cheenkannippara, which has a never-before effect on him.
8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George
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With a distinct filmography that faithfully depicts a cross-section of the Kerala society on celluloid during his active years, KG George is a master filmmaker and a true genius. This documentary is an attempt to analyse the relevance of his major films and understand his unique personality
Sometimes
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Seven people from different walks of life give their blood sample for ELISA Test - AIDS Screening. To avoid the tension of waiting, they decide to bribe the technician and know the results earlier. They come to know only one among them has AIDS. Each one hoping it is not him,waits with anxiety. The film takes an unexpected turn from here creating an emotional and shocking end.
Munnariyippu
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Raghavan, a simple and lonely man, comes out of jail. His life changes after he meets Anjali, a journalist who wants to prove herself professionally.
Karmayogi
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The film tells the story of Rudran Gurukkal, the lone male descendant of the Chathothu family. The family represents the Yogi community, in which Lord Shiva is believed to have been born. Rudran is haunted by a strange kind of destiny. This forms the crux of the story
The Desire: A Journey of a Woman
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Punyam Aham
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Punyam Aham is set in a small village in northern Kerala. The protagonist is Narayan Unni (Prithviraj Sukumaran), a young man with a Brahmin father and low-caste mother, who separated, leaving the mother to raise him alone. The film tells the story of Unni leaving home and searching for his identity, and then repeating many of his father's mistakes in life. It is based on the story in traditional folklore about Naranath Bhranthan and his father Vararuchi.[1]
Patham Nilayile Theevandi
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Sankara Narayanan always hears incessant voices in his head and he gets admitted in a mental asylum. A doctor tries to reunite him with his family by curing his mental illness.
Bioscope
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Set in the second decade of the 20th century, this is a story of cinema entering villages of Kerala. The protagonist Diwakaran gets attracted to the new machine, bioscope, at an exhibition by Frenchman DuPont, who does bioscope shows on the coasts of Tamil Nadu.
Chaurahen
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Chaurahen (Crossroads), a film directed by Rajshree Ojha, who previously directed Aisha, in addition to two other popular specialty projects, boasts an impressive ensemble cast that includes Soha Ali Khan, Victor Banerjee, veteran Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman, and Kiera Chaplin, granddaughter of the silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin. The film is an adaptation of short stories by celebrated author Nirmal Verma. Ojha describes the three vignettes that comprise Chaurahen as “snippets of collected photographs, bringing together similar disconnected people trying to find their path.”
Kaiyoppu
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A amateur writer who seems to have nothing to live for, finds himself as the only hope of three people.
Kamli
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Kamli was actually inspired by a K.N.T. Sastry's award winning documentary harvesting babies. K.N.T. Sastry wanted to make a feature film based on the documentary about the plight of tribal women selling their babies for a pittance. He actually contacted and wanted to make film with Soundarya as the main female lead of Kamli, but she died in a helicopter crash, and finally made the film with Nandita Das.
Daivanamathil
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After the demolition of the Babri Masjid, Anwar, a student of Aligarh Muslim University, becomes a fundamentalist and ends up in prison. His wife Sameera yearns for him be the soft and loving husband that he once was. But what happens when he is out of jail?
Dance Like a Man
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A middle-aged couple want their daughter (Anoushka Shankar) to follow in their footsteps and become a dancer.
Maargam
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A revolutionist in his later years realizes that all his crusades have been trashed and sights the pathetic life of his comrades. His life and demise is portrayed through his daughter's vision.
Mitr, My Friend
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A lonely and neglected wife seeks e-friendship on the chat room while her rebellious daughter suspects her of having an affair with their neighbor.
Meghamalhar
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Nandita is happily married to Mukundan. One day, she happens to meet her childhood sweetheart Rajeevan and they become intimate friends. But they decide to part ways as they are already married.
Mazha
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Bhadra is married off to an engineer by her parents after they find out that she is infatuated with her music teacher. Her life goes through a tough phase when her husband becomes aware of her past.
Oru Cheru Punchiri
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A retired estate manager and his wife have grown old together on their small farm in Kerala. Content with their simple life, they resist the efforts of their grown up children to move them to their urban homes.
Agnisaakshi
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Agnisakshi (With Fire As Witness) is a 1999 Malayalam film directed by Shyamaprasad based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Lalithambika Antharjanam. Unni accepts Devaki as his wife and brings her into the fold of his Namboothiri illam. Bound by a plethora of traditional beliefs, customs and rituals that constitute life within four walls of the joint family, Unni is unable to be the husband that he would have liked to be. Yet, they understand and love each other immensely. Guarded by the fortress of tradition, the family remains oblivious to the winds of change sweeping through society. Though Unni is aware, he shuts the door to everything that his family will never be able to comprehend or accept. But Devaki, who is essentially of a different mould, longs to step out into the world — and is finally forced to do so.
Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu
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Balakrishnan is a history teacher working in an elementary school in a hillside village. Nirmala has been newly recruited in the temporary post of a music teacher in the same school. Balakrishnan eventually falls in love with her but his timid nature doesn't allow him to express his feeling. So in order to get close to her, he decides to accompany her to her native village. Some unexpected incidents happen during the journey and this changes both of their destiny.
Janani
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Janani is a 1999 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Rajeevnath, starring Siddique in the lead role.
Daya
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The film is set in the Middle-East in the pre-Islam period. It is about the adventures and exploits of a lively and intelligent slave girl named Daya (Manju Warrier). Mansoor (Krishna), the son of an aging and wealthy nobleman, is used to an extravagant way of life.
Report to Mother
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Purushan, a student on his way to Delhi, becomes obsessed with the tragic suicide of a young drummer. He collects many people to go with him to tell the boy’s mother.
The Seer Who Walks Alone
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Documentary about the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Dvija
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