Kutty Srank

Kutty Srank by Shaji N Karun (2010) will be screened on January 18 at 5.30pm at Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) auditorium, 16/2, Gregory's Road, Colombo 7.

Kutty Srank (translated as junior boat captain in Malayalam) is a film about a mariner who operates a cargo vessel near the sea port of Kodungalloor near Kochi, once a roaring port town in Kerala.

One day, the local police station discovers an unidentified body that has washed ashore. A Buddhist nun, Revamma, comes forward to claim that she can identify the rotten body, and she recognizes it as that of one Kutti Srank. Police enquire her relationship with Kutti Srank. Meanwhile, another Latin Christian woman, Pemenna, too claims to recognize the dead man. Both women assure the investigators that the body is that of Kutti Srank. Finally a mute woman, Kali, joins them and seeks permission to see the corpse. She, however, rejects the claim made by the other women and argues that the body is not that of Kutti Srank. Pemmanna identifies Kali and tells Revamma that Kali is Kutti Srank's wife. Eventually each woman shares her acquaintance and relation with Kutti Srank. Kutty Srank ultimately leaves behind a story of a man who convinced three very different women that he was a committed and faithful husband while successfully keeping his relation with the other two women a secret.

Stars: South Indian Super Star Mammootty, Padmapriya, Kamalini Mukherjee and Meena Kumari Perera.

The admission is free on first come first served basis. For further details please contact the Indian Cultural Centre on telephone no: 2684698 or Email: iccrcolombo @gmail.com