Suranga

Surangas are man-made tunnels cut into hill slopes to extract groundwater, commonly found in northern Kerala. The film centers around two brothers who have recently arrived at a village for work as suranga diggers. A while later, an old man and a boy arrive to work at a stone pit. But none of these people are who they claim to be. What are their secrets? What connects them? With the water they bring, surangas are meant to be life-givers. But can they also bring death to some? Reminiscent of classic Westerns, ‘Suranga’ crisply narrates a gripping tale of crime and punishment.

  • Award: Best Film Kalpanirjhar Film festival, 2021
  • Director: Mithun Chandran
  • Camera: Salu K Thomas
  • Edit: Sumit Kanjilal
  • Sound: Pathik Sonkar
  • Executive Producer: Nishant Shailajan
  • Year: 2021
  • Language: Malayalam
  • Format: Digital
  • Duration: 24:14 min
  • CourseCinema: Post Graduate Programme in Cinema
  • Batch: 2015 - 2018