Year of Production 2026
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Groom, The
English title: 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)