JUNE PROGRAMME

JAANAKI

India/2010/35mm
Colour/92’/Malayalam

Direction, Screenplay : M G Sasi
Producer : Prakash Bare
Cinematography : M J Radhakrishnan
Cast : Thampy Antony, Krishna



The vulnerability of twelve year old Janaki deprived of the protection of a home is also a representation of the rejection and humiliation faced by the woman. Janaki’s life improves when she finds a saviour in the Gandhian, Sekharan Master. She is happy in the warmth and company of the children in that house only to be back under the open sky when Sekharan Nair passes away. The inability of the middle class man to rise to the occasion and stem the hostility and aggression is a major strand in the film.

After the screening Meet
Director M G Sasi, Producer Prakash Bare
and Honouring Child Artist Krishna.


Filmmaker M G Sasi is also known as actor and director in Malayalam theatre, and television. Janaki is his second feature film. His debut feature film ‘Adayalangal’ (2007) was well received and won the Kerala State’s award in five categories including Best Feature Film and Best Director. The maiden film traveled to many festivals and was featured in the Indian Panorama. It also received the NETPAC Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2008. He has to his credit children’s short films including ‘Sneha Sammanam’ (2008), ‘Mahatma Angayodu’, ‘Oliche.. Kande...’ and ‘Kanavu Malayilekku’.