Goa: Of unwed mothers, a tribal cast & a film from Kerala

On Friday afternoon, 21-year-old Meenakshi R, a tribal girl from the Muduka community from the tribal taluka of Attappadi in Palakkad district of Kerala broke down in front of a room full of journalists at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi). Meenakshi plays the protagonist in ‘Dharbari Kuruvi’, possibly the first film where the cast of approximately 60 is entirely indigenous people.

Goa: Of unwed mothers, a tribal cast & a film from Kerala
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On Friday afternoon, 21-year-old Meenakshi R, a tribal girl from the Muduka community from the tribal taluka of Attappadi in Palakkad district of Kerala broke down in front of a room full of journalists at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi). Meenakshi plays the protagonist in ‘Dharbari Kuruvi’, possibly the first film where the cast of approximately 60 is entirely indigenous people.