Maadathy, an unfairy tale / Fiction Feature

Maadathy, an unfairy tale / Fiction Feature

90min, Tamil, Subtitled in English

This film is a coming of age tale of a young girl who grew up in an unseeable slave caste group in southern India and how she came to be immortalized as a local deity, Maadathy.

Maadathy was initially refused certification by the Regional Censor Board but secured a clearance certificate for public exhibition after a long legal battle.

Festivals, To name a few;

- World Premiere, Busan International Film Festival, October 2019
- India Premiere, International Competition, Kolkata International Film Festival, November 2019
- Latin American Premiere, Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival - FICCI, March 20200
- Asian Competition, Third Eye Asian Film Festival, December 2019
- Inaugural Film, Panchajanyam International Film Festival, 2020
- FIPRESCI Jury Award, Golden Kailasha for Best Film, Best Actress and Best Cinematography Awards, Aurangabad
International Film Festival, 2020
- International Narrative Features Competition, Herat International Women Film Festival, Afghanistan, 2020
- Official Competition, Jaffna International Film Festival, Srilanka, 2020
- Special Screening, Colombo International Women's Film Festival, SriLanka, 2020
- North American Premiere, Coalition of South Asian Festivals of North America formed by Tasveer South Asian Film Festival
(TSAFF), Seattle; Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF), Chicago; DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF), Washington
DC; Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF),Toronto; Nepal America International Film Festival (NAIFF),
Maryland; South Asian Film Festival of Montreal (SAFFM), Montreal; and Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival
(VISAFF),Vancouver
- Finalist, Les Rimbaud du Cinema Awards, France, 2020
- Official Competition, Regina International Film Festival, Canada, 2021
- Official Competition, Ottawa Indian Film Festival, Canada, 2021
- Inaugural Film, Wench Film Festival, Mumbai, India, 2021
- Invitation Screening, IView World Human Rights Film Festival, New Delhi/New York, 2021
- Top 20 Films Nominations, FIPRESCI- India Grand Prix Awards, 2020

Maadathy, an unfairy tale / Fiction Feature
  • Maadathy, an unfairy tale

    This film is a tale about a young girl who grew up in an unseeable slave caste group in southern India and how she came to be immortalised as a local deity, Maadathy.