Swaralaya film fete from Sept 5
The fifth Swaralaya International Film Festival 2008 will be held at the Priyathama theatre in Palakkad from September 5 to 11. The film festival is organized by Swaralaya, a popular arts and cultural forum in Palakkad with more than 1600 life members, in cooperation with the District Tourism Promotion Council.
Sixteen films will be screened at the festival including Adayalangal, directed by M.G. Sasi, which has won the State awards for the best feature film and best director of 2007. The films to be screened include Nalu Pennungal directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, latest Mohanlal starrer Akashagopuram by K.P. Kumaran, Paradeshi by P.T. Kunju Mohammed, Ore Kadal by Shyama Prasad, Gulmohar by Jayaraj and Mulla by Lal Jose.
The main objectives of the cultural forum Swaralaya are promotion, protection and propagation of all performing arts and providing encouragement to budding young artists to witness the performances of maestros in the field of music and dance. It conducts music and dance programmes every month featuring artists famous in their respective fields.
