The Yellow Festival

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The Yellow Festival
Directed byKamal Sethu
Written byKamal Sethu
Produced byKamal Sethu
StarringBharathi Kannan
Deepa Shankar
Neha Menon
KR Rangamma
Prema Priya
CinematographyImran Ahmedh KR
Edited by B. Lenin
Music by Karthik Raja
Production
company
Grape Pictures
Release date
  • 12 June 2015 (2015-06-12)
Running time
35 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

The Yellow Festival (The Puberty Shower, Turmeric Bath) (Tamil: Manjal Neerattu Vizha) [1] is an Indian live action short film. The film's run time is approximately 35 minutes. It was written and directed by Kamal Sethu, Music composed by Karthik Raja and produced by Grape Pictures. Lead Character Neha Menon Won Best Actress Award in South Texas International Film Festival. Texas, USA. And It's WON Best Short Film Award at the 10th Harlem International Film Festival. On 13 September 2015. New York, USA.

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Plot

Bubbly little Meenakshi can't wait for her school's cultural festival. It is after all an opportunity for her to grab the coveted position of School Pupil Leader. But her plans come crashing down when she comes to face to face with an unexpected roadblock – puberty. Meenkashi decides to hide the news from Gomathi, her conservative mother, only for the scheme to backfire. While Gomathi wants her daughter to go through the traditional Coming of Age ceremony of Manjal Neeratu Vizha – The Yellow Festival, at the expense of school, Meenakshi is not prepared to accede to her mother's wishes and lose her chance at school glory. In this conflict between age-old traditions and modern pragmatism, who will emerge with the last word?

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