THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Divya goes in search of Hari and she has a very genuine reason for it. She is pregnant! After a long search she finds him but is left devastated when he asks, “Are you sure I am the reason for the life in your womb?”
‘Kamuki’, a 24-minute short fiction which was screened at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival (IDSFFK) portrays the life of Divya, a 17-year-old school girl who realises that she is pregnant from her estranged boyfriend. This Malayalam fiction expresses the determination of a girl to uphold her dignity against all odds. Director Christo Tomy received the Best Direction award in the non-feature section at the 63rd National Film awards for ‘Kamuki’.
“I remember seeing many school girls sharing intimate moments with their boyfriends during my visits to the different parks in the city of Kolkata. Many of these teenagers are adventurous in the matters of love but extremely vulnerable. And it is mostly girls who gets judged harshly for their deeds. In my film ‘Kamuki’ I have tried to explore these aspects of relationships in contemporary times through Divya who belongs to a conservative Malayali family struggling to survive in the city of Kolkatta,” says Christo. Christo Tomy is an independent filmmaker from Ernak.