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English Titles G

Groom, The

Original title: Mappillai
India, Germany, 2026, 17 min.

Director: Padakathai Illaka Collective
Production company:
Padakathai Illaka Collective
Jayakrishna Subramanian
cdsjaik@gmail.com

Age recommendation: 14 years and up
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
She beams with pride. Goddess Parvati has chosen Karpagam.
To save her village from misfortune, she must marry
Shiva. Everyone celebrates and prepares a sacred wedding.
Yet doubts begin to stir in the young bride’s heart. Then her
divine groom appears. To her surprise, Karpagam realises
he is far less majestic and much more slippery than she
imagined.

Comments:
The Padakathai Illaka Collective (Film Story Department)
was founded by writer-performer Kalieaswari Srinivasan,
artist Jayakrishnan Subramanian and filmmaker Franziska
Schönenberger as a collective space where stories emerge,
are shared and come to life on screen.

Festivals:
International SFF Oberhausen 2026 WP (awarded)