Lakshmi Marikar
Directing
Biography
Born in the year 1991 and raised in Kerala, Lakshmi Marikar graduated from the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi in the year 2017. Her enthusiasm in film and visual culture brought her to pursue her Masters in Philosophy in Women's Studies and Film Studies. Since 2018, Lakshmi has been working as Assistant Director in a prominent production house in Kerala, and worked as an Assistant Director for a feature length film 'Virus' in Malayalam. Her field of interest entails history of cinema, South East Asian cinema, slow cinema, and feminist cinema. Extremely sensitive to the idea of cinematic form, Lakshmi believes that her short film "Blackhead" is an amalgamation of these cinematic traditions. Her other interests include Sociology, Music, and Theatre.
Known For
A real life account of the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, and the courageous fight put on by several individuals which helped to contain the epidemic.
Virus
On discovering a mysterious truck filled with illegal gold, a young man consumed with greed hatches an egotistical plan to use the treasure to his own advantage.
Gold
Vijay Bhaskar (Mammootty), a well-off builder who lived separated from his wife & who tried to keep his kids Sudhi & Anu away from her, gets into a predicament when a stranger, Hema (Priya Raman), forcibly dons the role of the kids' mother, while they were in Bangalore for a short stay. The kids who had always been on the search for their mom, assumes Hema to be her & doesn't let go, forcing Vijay to play along. Vijay enters into a pact with Hema to continue the act till their stay was over.
No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North
Two friends share a close relationship and revel in the time they spend together. A sudden disruption in their lives leads them to the crossroads of love and the overlapping nature of relationships. This in turn forces a shift in the visceral and intense feelings they have for each other.
Blackhead
Oblivion is a 7-minute musical video featuring an imaginative exploration of memory, perception and subjectivity via the mindscape of a young man caught between life and death. With a visual aesthetic geared towards blurring the boundaries between fact and fiction, Oblivion is about the stories we craft and choose to remember — the subjective narratives that aid us in the construction of our reality.