Munnel (film)

Munnel (transl. Sand/Soil) (Tamil: மணல்) is a 2023 Sri Lankan Tamil language drama film written, directed and produced by Visakesa Chandrasekaram. The film was screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and opened to positive reviews from critics.[1][2]

Munnel
Directed byVisakesa Chandrasekaram
Written byVisakesa Chandrasekaram
Produced byVisakesa Chandrasekaram
StarringSivakumar Lingeswaran
Thurkka Magendran
CinematographyRishi Selvam
Music byPathmayan Sivananthan
Release date
  • 28 January 2023 (2023-01-28)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageTamil

Synopsis

The film's plot revolves around a Tamil militant called Rudran (Sivakumar Lingeswaran) who returns home from military detention after being released on bail. He was arrested for committing felonies/attrocites against the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and was accused for charges under the section 17 of the Prevention of terrorism Act 1978 and under section 17 of gathering intelligence on the military to carry out ambushes and for not providing information to the government authorities regarding the LTTE actions. He later goes out in search for his missing girlfriend Vaani (Thurkka Magendran) who had disappeared during the Sri Lankan Civil War. He then joins a month-long pilgrimage hoping to meet Vaani.[1]

Cast
  • Sivakumar Lingeswaran as Rudran
  • Thurkka Magendran as Vaani

Production

The cast and crew members were predominantly chosen from Tamil speaking North and East parts of Sri Lanka. The film was predominantly shot and set amid rolling powercuts, blackouts, soaring cost of living and fuel shortage fueled by the 2019-present Sri Lankan economic crisis.[3]

Accolades

The film won the special jury award at the 52nd International Film Festival (IFFR) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[4][5]

References
  1. Kończak, Joanna (2023-02-05). "Film Review: Munnel (2023) by Visakesa Chandrasekaram". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. "Munnel | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. Athapattu, Induwara (2023-02-10). "Munnel: The story of sand". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. "Visakesa's 'Munnel' wins jury award at 52nd IFFR". english.theleader.lk. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. Walpola, Thilina (6 February 2023). "Two Lankan films recognized at Rotterdam Intl Film Festival". Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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