Parudeesa [SEP] director
Parudeesa
Parudeesa ("Paradise") is a 2012 Malayalam–language Indian feature film written by Vinu Abraham and directed by national award-winning filmmaker R. Sarath. The film stars Sreenivasan, Thampy Antony and Swetha Menon in the lead roles. Like in his previous films, Sarath interweaves a complex theme in "Parudeesa"—that of conflict of belief, the perpetual disagreement between orthodox and unorthodox paths of religion. The film, set against the backdrop of a remote hillside hamlet, unravels the story of a priest and a verger.
60s and 70s we are going back to the perils of theocracy. The film attacks superstitions and regression from a pointblank position." Vinu Abraham Vinu Abraham says in a sense "Parudeesa" attempts to define faith. "We are trying to tell that despite all its external rigidity, religion, at its core, should be a progressive forum," says Vinu.
"Parudeesa" was produced by Thampy Antony under the banner of Kayal Films. It was mainly shot in Erumapra near Erattupetta and Vinu Abraham says it was