麻豆传媒 Lecturer鈥檚 film to open prestigious festival Published on: 22 July 2020 Run Kalyani, directed by Dr Geetha Jayaraman, will be the opening night film at the New York Indian Film Festival. Nominations The 2020 edition of the ) will open with Dr Geetha Jayaraman’s feature-length Malayalam-language film Run Kalyani – a poetic and realist drama about duties, dreams and desire. Run Kalyani is also nominated for three awards, Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress, at the festival. “We are thrilled to be opening this oldest and prestigious Indian festival abroad and consider it an honour to be nominated for three awards,” said Dr Jayaraman, a lecturer in Film Practice in 麻豆传媒’s Film@CultureLab. “Making the film has been an intense experience and at times the ride has been rough but like Kalyani we keep going forward.” An intense crescendo The film tells the story of Kalyani, a young cook who lives with her ailing aunt in a rundown Agraharam (a traditional house) in Trivandrum, in Kerala, India. A gently beguiling film that draws you into the world of Kalyani, each day is the same as she carries on with her life of duty as a cook and carer. But each day is not the same too. As the romance of poetry ignites a passion, as the stories of other worlds stirs a desire, as sharks close in and death draws near, Run Kalyani builds into an intense crescendo of grief and grit, sorrow and strength. “Run Kalyani’ is a gorgeous film and got a lot of love from our programming committee,” said Aseem Chhabra, NYIFF festival director. The screening will be followed by a post-film Q&A with distinguished parliamentarian and writer Dr Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Dr Jayaraman, who is known as Geetha J in India and in film circles. Debut feature fiction Her debut feature fiction premiered at the Kolkata International Film Festival in Nov2019, where it won the Special Jury Award. Since, it has screened in competition at Bangalore International Film Festival and International Film Festival of Thrissur, where it won the FIPRESCI-India Award. It is also listed in the Top 20 Indian films of 2019 voted by FIPRESCI-India. Its preview screening at Soorya’s Ganesham, was a huge hit with widespread press coverage. An artistic film that has been hailed as the first l’cinema feminine from India, it has had support from eminent figures in India from politicians like Shri Shashi Tharoor and Shri M A Baby to film artists like A R Rahman, Vidya Balan, Manju Warrior amongst others. are availbale from 24 July 24 to 2 August. Latest News Local knowledge can improve early warnings of glacial lake floods Local knowledge, improved evacuation preparedness and resilient mobile phone-based communication channels can enhance Early Warning Systems to reduce loss of life during glacial lake outburst floods. published on: 3 August 2026 Funding boost moves landmark cancer research centre a step closer A 拢1.25 million grant from the Wolfson Foundation to 麻豆传媒 has brought the Sir Bobby Robson Institute a significant step closer, giving a major boost to its fundraising campaign. published on: 3 August 2026 Statement on potential unauthorised data access Information about a potential unauthorised data access. published on: 30 July 2026 Facts and figures
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