Poster of Metcher – a graphic animation.
A particularly rich spirit of Sunil Raj of Humor Raj Metcher – A graphic animationOne of the huge packages of animation films at the 17th International Circulation and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFK). The 28 -minute film hero, modeling himself on the animator, is on a trip to detect Matanchari. Inside his hotel room, apparently in a node for the city’s Portuguese past, he connects two famous Portugal citizens from various ages in his virtual reality (VR) glass.
He is in front of the Portuguese explorers Vasco da Gama and footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. The narrator introduced Gama as the “other Portuguese forward”, using that bit of inventable sports humor to refer to Gama’s fame as the first European to foot on these beaches. Later, when the narrator visits the St. Francis Church in Kochi, where Gama was originally buried before transferring to the lisbon, he says, “Oh! Bonless grave”, which made it a sound similar to a boneless chicken. Ask Sunil that the style of humor is sprinkled into the story, holding it responsible for his praise for VKN, one of the lord of satire in Malayalam literature.
Metantory There is a free flowing story that gradually soaks the audience into history, culture and unique social creation of the city, all of this has been seen through the eyes of the visitor for the first time during biennials, which has now become the identity of the location. Initially, we see him navigating the digital landscape of QR code and OTP numbers, before it gets lost in Old Town. He jokes at the tendency of the original inhabitants to include himself in the historical tale of the place through the statement of a driver, who fits his family tree in the 1,000 -year -old history of Matanchari. Rajiv Ravi, a driver named Fahd, has a cinematic reference Anneum rasulamThe Quintessiant Matanchari Movie.
“Artist Riyas Komu asked me to go around Matanchari for a few days and imagine a project. I just wandered for days, clicking on any picture or sketching anything. But, whatever was in my mind was turned into an unclear manner, it was later converted into this animation. Previous, earlier, currently, his graphic Novel based on the Kararal. It is being sorted in the weekly.
Other animation works
Humor Pranav P. Hola has a strong point Athithi Devo BhavaA snake has a satire on the superstitious antics of the residents of a upper caste house, which is seen in the area around it. Appu Soman Children There is a stirring story about a student of a marginalized community who gathers strength from his outspoken ancestors who stands near a teacher who insults him in the classroom. Anavady MS Thank you From the perspective of an elephant calf is a touch on the human-fashion struggle, which is left alone after his mother’s death by electrocution.
One of the most memorable animation works this year is Vinny N Bose SulemaniWhich is being investigated in the Malayalam Non-Fiction section. Two Malayali women, who have their own different trajectory and life conflicts, have a chance in a restaurant in Paris, also run by a Malayali. It sets a mark of joyful and sad memories and concludes in the cameradari of two people who crave the house equally and frightened the idea of ​​returning on it.
Published – August 25, 2025 07:46 pm IST
