Walking with the Wind is a 2017 Ladakhi film written and directed by Praveen Morchhale. [1] It features Ajay Chourey, Rigzin Dolkar, Phuntsog Dolma, Sachi Joko, Phunchok Toldan, and Sonam Wangyal. The film won three National awards at the 65th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in Ladakhi, Best Sound Design, and Best Re-Recording. [2] [3]
The story revolves around a kid who accidentally breaks one of his friend's school chairs. When he decides to bring the chair back to his village, the journey on a donkey turns out to be even more strenuous than expected. The chair is a metaphor for his quest for inner truth and reality which people aspire to find in the adult world. [4]
Rishibala Naval,, known mononymously as Simran is an Indian actress, producer, dancer and singer who works predominantly in Tamil films. She has also appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is considered to be one of the most versatile actress of her period and to have excellent dancing skills. She is the recipient of numerous accolades including three Filmfare Awards South.
The National Film Award for Best Audiography is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal.
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The Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film winners:
Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana, commonly known as T. S. Nagabharana, is an Indian film director, in the Kannada film industry and a pioneer of parallel cinema. He is one of the few film directors to have straddled the mainstream and parallel cinema worlds.
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Vishnu Govind is an Indian re-recording mixer, sound designer and sound editor. He has worked in over 150 films in Malayalam,Tamil,Hindi and Telugu languages. He won the National Film Award for Best Audiography(Re-recordist of the final mixed track) for the Malayalam film Malik (2020). Govind is also a recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Design along with Sree Sankar, for the films Unda (2018) and Ishq (2019).
Sudha Kongara Prasad Profesionally known as Sudha Kongara is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. She made her directorial debut with the Telugu film Andhra Andagadu in 2008, and later directed the Tamil film Drohi. In 2016, she directed the bilingual Irudhi Suttru for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil. She subsequently directed the film's Telugu remake, Guru (2017). In her 15 Year long Career, working over 3 Languages, She Has Won Two National Award, Two Filmfare Award South and Two SIIMA Awards Respectively.
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Widow of Silence is an Indian drama film directed, written and produced by Praveen Morchhale who has been hailed by critics as an important filmmaker of the Indian new wave. The film stars Ajay Chourey, Shilpi Marwaha, Bilal Ahmad, and Noorjahan. It was released on 9 December 2018.
Praveen Morchhale is the winner of India's 65th National Film Awards 2017 as well as ICFT-UNESCO GANDHI Medal 2018 winner film director, producer and screenwriter, who works in Indian cinema. Morchhale is hailed by critics as an important filmmaker of the Indian new wave.
Sanal George is an Indian sound designer and production sound mixer who is based in Mumbai. He is the recipient of the 65th National Film Award of India for Best Sound Design for the feature film Walking with the Wind. He was also awarded the Asian Film Academy fellowship in 2013 as part of the Busan International Film Festival, Busan, South Korea. Sanal was awarded the Kerala State Television Award 2016 for the Malayalam short film Chaver.
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