An Indian regional documentary film has managed to catch the attention of jury members at the Košice International Monthly Film Festival in Košice, Slovak Republic, Central Europe. Malayalam historical documentary film Thariode, directed by Nirmal Baby Varghese, gets official selection at this festival.
Thariode, tells the story of gold mining in Thariode, one of the most ancient cities of Malabar region, a long, narrow coastline on the southwestern shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. Film also charts the history of gold mining in Thariode and other areas of Malabar on 19th century.
Film produced by Baby Chaithanya under the banner of Casablanca Film Factory. Executive producers: Mathew M Thomas - Vinoy P,
director of photography: Midhun Eravil - Shobin Francis - Aswin Sreenivasan - Shalvin K Paul, original background score by: Owain Hoskins, edited by: Nirmal Baby Varghese, associate directors: V Nishad, Arun Kumar Panayal, Saran Kumar Bare, production designer: Sanitha A T, sound recordist: Rajeev Viswambharan, translation and subtitles: Srinsha Ramakrishnan, online promotion: Infotainment,
narrated by: Prof. Aliyar.
Nirmal is also preparing a cinematic remake of the same documentary. The cinematic remake is titled "Thariode: The Lost City". director has previously revealed a list of major international actors, including Bill Hutchence, Louise Andrews, Alex O'Neill, Courtney Zanello, Amelie Leroy and Brendan Byrne.
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