Kaaliraathri
7min | Malayalam | Drama, Horror
A mother and a son, who share a murky past, enter into an argument on the night of the Bharani festival. The mother suspects the woman in her married son’s bedroom to be a whore. The son doubts the mother’s sanity. The woman, Kaali, is mute. Gradually, the real, the imagined, the surreal and the mythical combine to create an atmosphere of horror. The horror is patriarchy.
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Synopsis
A mother and a son, who share a murky past, enter into an argument on the night of the Bharani festival. The mother suspects the woman in her married son’s bedroom to be a whore. The son doubts the mother’s sanity. The woman, Kaali, is mute. Gradually, the real, the imagined, the surreal and the mythical combine to create an atmosphere of horror. The horror is patriarchy.
Filmmaker Bio
Bishwas Balan
Director, Producer, Writer
Born in Kerala, India, in 1986, Bishwas Balan earned a masters degree in mass communication. He has worked in advertising and television, been a film critic and has taught film in colleges. He was assistant director to tamil filmmaker Selvaraghavan.
Credits
director: Bishwas Balan
writer: Bishwas Balan
producer: Bishwas Balan
cast: Tito Wilson, Jolly Chirayath, Rajan Pootharakkal, Saritha C
Production Design: Sharika Sneharaj
Costume Design: Sharika Sneharaj
Dop: Vishnu Sarma
Music Composer: Bijibal Maniyil
Sound Design: Ganesh Marar
Editor: Sunil Pillai
Visual Effects: Nidhin Ram Naduvathur, Ananthu S Kumar
Title Graphics: Sarath Vinu
Associate Camera: Sudev, Akhil Raj
Publicity Design: Sangeeth Changaramkumarath