Name of the film AMID THE VILLUS,THE STORY OF PALAIKULI (VILLUHALIN IDAIYE, PALAIKULIYIN KATHAI)
Directed by Sumathy Sivamohan
Duration 45 minutes 37 seconds
Year 2022
CountrySri Lanka
Language Tamil (English subtitles)
Special Note Indian Premiere
PRINCIPAL CREW
CinematographySunil Perera
EditingElmo Halliday
MusicKausikan Rajeshkumar
Concept and ScriptSumathy Sivamohan
About the film
Palaikuli is a village in Musali South, a region that was affected by the 30-year-old Civil War in Sri Lanka. 'Amid the Villus, the Story of Palaikuli' is about the return of displaced people to their former homes, after twenty odd years. On their return, they find themselves locked in a battle with the State, its bureaucracies and other agencies. The film is about places, people, work and survival. About understanding place as history, memory, joy, adversity and struggle.
About the director
Sumathy Sivamohan is an award-winning filmmaker, dramatist, poet and translator. She teaches at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Her first feature, 'Ingirunthu' on the Malaiyaha (plantation) Tamil community in Sri Lanka, is the first film to tell their story in detail and through their eyes. Her 'Sons and Fathers' (2017) and 'Single Tumbler' (2020) have gained international acclaim. 'Amid the Villus' is her first documentary.
