K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts

Kalavu, follows Siby Sebastin, a retired police constable with a shady service record. Once in a position of power, he now feels unimportant and ignored at home after retirement. His presence no longer carries the authority it once did, leaving him frustrated and struggling to find his place in the household.

Two estranged brothers, raised in different regions and devoted to different religions, reunite after their father’s sudden death. Instead of mourning together, they clash over how his funeral rites should be performed, each determined to honor him through his own faith. Old wounds, pride, and belief fuel their conflict until a violent turn in nature disrupts the ceremony. As chaos unfolds, their certainties begin to collapse, exposing the fragility of human ego, faith, and division.

Hari, recounts his past with a newfound friend and rediscovers his love for life.

For days, a mysterious figure had been disturbing the sleep of an entire village. One night, a crowd finally surrounds the culprit and he is caught. But in the noise of that collective uproar, a few quiet truths dissolve, unheard. The culprit is not just a man, but a haunting reminder of truths that vanish silently, without a trace. He serves as a reminder of truths that vanish unnoticed, lost within the silence of unrest.

HOME IS WHERE I DIE is an experimental documentary told through two perspectives. The first follows a child directly affected by war, living among fear, loss, and the remains of a shattered home. The second follows a person physically distant from the conflict, yet psychologically overwhelmed by the suffering of children seen through images, stories, and memory. As empathy turns into empathetical distress, the emotional weight of distant violence begins to consume the mind, blurring the boundary between witness and victim. Through monochrome imagery, abstract visuals, and immersive soundscapes, the film explores how war continues to exist long after destruction within memory, imagination, and human consciousness.

Tomorrow we may disappear, unfolds over a day in a port city, Kochi. In a multiplex theatre, contract workers keep the machinery of cinema running while facing uncertainty about their livelihood. In quiet moments, a shared collective resistance grows, shaped by memories of injustice and class struggle. A burned shelled mysterious creature comes ashore, leaving a trace of resilience.

Stalin, a university student returning from a campus strike, finds his village gripped by fear of roaming robbers. Amid strained family ties, a troubled romance, and clashing ideologies, he faces turmoil that sparks his transformation.

Explores the life and philosophy of the musical life of the band, Eettillam.

Saritha, a theatre artist, faces a setback following an accident that confines her to her home. Determined to return to the stage, she struggles while navigating the challenges of her everyday life.

Through an intimate memory shaped by ritual and inherited belief, Aavasam traces the quiet transformation of everyday customs and spaces as fluid lived traditions gradually give way to a dominant cultural and political order.

When a young patient’s questions slowly stir something deep within the doctor's personal life, routine conversations become tense and emotional exhaustion begins to surface. Caught between what is and what could have been if it didn't happen, he finds himself confronting thoughts he never believed he was capable of.

In the remote forest village of Makkuvally in Kerala’s Idukki district, young musician Ajeesh leaves with his pregnant wife and child in search of a better future, while his aging parents remain behind. Having grown up in poverty, he is determined to spare his children the same hardships. As generations drift apart, the film tenderly explores migration, sacrifice, parenthood, and the quiet loneliness of grandparents left waiting in the hills.