Family, directed by Don Palathara, and Thadavu, directed by debutant Fazil Razak, have been chosen as the Malayalam films in the International Competition section for the 28th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), to be held in December this year.
A committee headed by filmmaker V.M. Vinu and consisting of filmmakers Krishnendu Kalesh, Tara ramanujan, O.P. Suresh and Arun Cherukavil also chose 12 films that would be part of the Malayalam Cinema Today section. The films to be screened under the section are Shalini Ushadevi’s Ennennum, K. Rinoshun’s Five First Dates, V. Sarathkumar’s Neelamudi, Gagandev’s Apple Plants, Shruthi Sharanyam’s B 32 Muthal 44 Vare, Vighnesh P.Sasidharan’s Scheherazade, Anand Ekarshi’s Aattam, Prasanth Vijay’s Daayam, Ranjan Pramod’s O.Baby, Geo Baby’s Kaathal, Satheesh Babusenan and Santosh Babusenan’s Anand Monalisa Maranavum Kaathu and Sunil Kudamaloor’s Valasai Paravakal.