Due Vinoo Choliparambil

Malayalam

Vinoo Choliparambil

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Synopsis

Anirudh (31) is an IT professional who also doubles up as a chef once a week at his friend’s ecotel. Anirudh’s family never approved of his passion, forcing him to lead this double life. He also keeps his relationship with Bhoomi, a civil engineer, hidden since she is a divorcee. Anirudh carries this burden of family prestige since he is the grandson of legendary scientist of last century, Mr Radhakrishnan Nair, after whom roads and colleges are named and guided tours conducted of their ancient house.

One day, during a restoration work of the ancient house, Anirudh and Bhoomi come across an old suitcase filled with journals of scientific theories, equations etc. At first the family is elated to find this memorabilia, but upon further investigation, it comes out that the handwriting in those documents belongs to Mr Nair’s first wife, proving that her contributions were equal but neglected. While Bhoomi insists on making the documents public and getting the first wife her due credit, Anirudh’s family is more concerned about protecting the family’s legacy. Anirudh is stuck between the two. Will Anirudh continue to safeguard his family’s honour or will he finally find courage to do the right thing?

Writer’s Statement

Like the protagonist, Anirudh, I too have grown up facing family pressure to live life a certain way. Though I always wanted to be a filmmaker, it was not until I turned 24, that I finally found the courage to confront my parents about my passion.

I have also seen a reflection of the gender prejudice, which this story speaks of, in my family. My father was a scientist and my mother was a homeopathic doctor. However a few years into marriage, my mother had to give up her profession to take care of the kids and the house. For long, she held a grudge for being put in a position where she had to chose either her family or her career, a choice which a man doesn’t have to make in our society.

Biography

Vinoo Choliparambil is a filmmaker based out of Mumbai. His first short film Vitthal won the National Award for Best Debut Director in 2010. Vitthal also won awards at the Mumbai, Dubai, Singapore International film festivals. Apart from directing short films and corporate films, Vinoo has also worked as an editor for 15 years and has edited 3 feature films and one feature length documentary.

In 2012, Vinoo’s feature length script, Madam Regge was selected at the Indo-German Script Lab, Berlin. He has also served as a jury member twice for the panorama section of International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa.