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ABDUL LATHEEF NAHA
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Mass Communication students of Calicut University make a short film that has been well-received.
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ANGST OF MONOTONY: Satheeshan.
Writers say creating a short story is tougher than penning a bulky novel. If the criteria of a short story as a compact expression of emotions and drama can be applied to the cinematic genre called short movie, then here is a success story from Calicut University campus.
Students of Mass Communication of Calicut University are on cloud nine. The reason is that, a short film they made has become the subject of discussion. "An excellent work of art," commented Syed Amjed Ahmed, director of the Audio Visual Research Centre, about the film, which was screened on the campus.
The film, which is less than 30-minutes long, is called `How to Sell Yourself.' It deals with a simple theme: a monotonous day in the life of a student named Satheesan. But it captures the tribulations wrought by globalisation.
Known as Mattha, this student of philosophy is the epitome of a campus recluse struggling against modernity. He refuses to swim with the tide. The film opens with the dismal beginning of Mattha's day in the university hostel.
He gets out of the hostel, wanders through familiar roads, savours black tea and parippu vada, remembers his old flame, and is back in the hostel room at the end of a fruitless day.
All this happens even as there is a frenzied rush to sell oneself in a world that is changing.
The makers
The film was shot in one day using a hired DV-Cam. Scripted and directed by V.S. Sanoj, it was the first short film made on the campus. Even though television and film production is taught at the Department of Mass Communication, this is the first venture of its kind. Manoj M. Swamy is the producer of the film. The way Manesh Madhavan handled camera came in for praise at the screening.
The film was received well on the campus.
Most of those who saw the film were of the view that said it was well made. What was heartening was the offer of financial backing by students of other departments.
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