FEATURE FILM
HEAR O, MAHATMA (Hear O, Great Soul)
100 minutes / English / EST / Hybrid - Ficton & Docu / India / 2024
Production Details
Producer : Sonk Films
Screenplay / Director / Editor / Camera / Sound : Ramchandra PN
Co-Cinematographer: Milind Mahaley
Co-Sound Designer: Santosh Kumar
Words: Bhimrao Ambedkar
Music Producer: Rashid Nimbalkar
Art-Designer: Mohit Nayanbhai Shah
Artificial Intelligence Consultations: Arvindan Arumugam
Production Controller: Suresh Gujar
Producers: Sushma PN, Ramchandra PN
Cast: Ramchandra PN (Triple Role) 
Synopsis
In an open letter to the most influencial modern Indian political leader, the Late Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the filmmaker sequentially narrates the stories of three distinct individuals - that of a confused filmmaker who flows with time, a dedicated social reformer who guides the stratified masses into social upliftment and a divisive and regressive politician. The juxtaposition of thier disfigured trajectories provoks a pertinant question: Did Gandhi ever foreesee the dehumanised shape that his legacy has now dangerously morphed into?
Director's Notes
With Indian Independence in 1947 we hoped that we would tread the part of democray, shreding away the horros of the millennia old rigid caste system. But the ascendency of the far right into the political power structure of the country has badly derailed this process. With its agenda of 'Hindutva', it has tried to reinforce the Caste system. This has triggered a sharp clash between the two opposing thoughts, resulting in people and institutions getting distorted. The film is its cinematic representation.
Film Festivals and Screenings
Nomination (Experimental Feature Film): San Jose International Film Awards, Costa Rica, 2024
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