Ramakaushalyan Ramakrishnan
Directing
Biography
Ramakaushalyan is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker known for representing socially oppressed communities and the inequalities they face. Graduating from the University of Arts London with a degree in Photojournalism, his work has been recognized for its excellence, including being a finalist in the Sony Awards and UNESCO Silk Road Photo Contest. His first short film explored the relationship between the LGBTQ community and religion in India and was selected for several film festivals, including the Filmfare short film awards. He aims to create films and photographic works with broad appeal, giving a voice to the voiceless by bringing their daily life stories to a worldwide audience. His latest feature film, "Poem of the Wind," explores the challenges of gender identity and social expectations, following the life of Bharani, an emerging theatre artist, inspired by the poem "Bluebird" by Charles Bukowski.
Known For
A young girl’s world transforms when her mother decides to remarry, setting off a profound journey of self-discovery, sacrifice, and the intricate interplay of love and familial bonds.
Lemons Are Not Sour
Bharani, an emerging theatre artist is subjected to the stereotypical ways of masculinity from his childhood but the mere femininity inside him confuses his stand on what society expects out of him. The film charts the three stages of Bharani’s life from his childhood to old age following the regrets he attains during the final stages of his life. Inspired by Charles Bukowski’s poem “Blue Bird”
Poem of the Wind
A reinvented world, in the form of a small town and its unique trading system, engulfs a fugitive, compelling him to engage with it, but his transactions come at the cost of his identity and morals.
Hazy All Over
A short film about two boys who are left with questions on freedom, religious identities in their childhood the answers to the question is later discovered in the film while they dispute through religion and toxic masculinity in their youth.