Kannada cinema making waves in international film festivals

Most of these films hope to be picked by streaming platforms, while two are planning for a theatrical release as well.

With cinema theatres closed, all the commercial blockbuster films are waiting in the cans. But Kannada cinema is making waves across the world in several international film festivals. In what can be termed rare, five Kannada indie films — Prithvi Konanur’s Pinki Elli?, Abhilash Shetty’s Koli Taal, Ganesh Hegde’s Neeli Hakki, Baraguru Ramachandrappa’s Amrutamati and Siddu Poornachandra’s Daari yavudayya Vaikunthake? — are being screened and winning accolades this season. Most of these films doing the rounds of the festival circuit at present hope to be picked by streaming platforms, while two are planning for a theatrical release as well.