17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
Shiva, a simple Village guy, with a skin condition - vitiligo wedded to a beautiful girl Kavitha. Surprised by Kavita's decision to accept him irrespective of his condition, Shiva tries all possible ways to talk to Kavitha before wedding. Occurrence of Hilarious moments during their first night, they both remain untouched and unspoken to each other. But the curiosity in Shiva remains the same, as to why such a beautiful girl would marry a man like him. Kavitha is forced to believe the superstitions about Vitiligo which affects her relationship with Shiva emotionally.
ಶಿವ ವಿಟಿಲಿಗೋ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬದುಕುವ ಸರಳ ಹಳ್ಳಿಯ ಹುಡುಗ. ಅಷ್ಟೊಂದು ಸುಂದರವಾದ ಕವಿತಾಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅವನ ಮದುವೆ ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾದಾಗ, ಅವಳು ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿರುವುದೇ ಶಿವನಿಗೆ ಗೊಂದಲ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯಗಳ ಕಾರಣ ಮದುವೆಗೆ ಮುಂಚೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಅವಕಾಶ ಸಿಗದೆ, ಮೊದಲ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ ಮೌನದಲ್ಲೇ ಕಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ. ಇತ್ತ ಕವಿತಾ ವಿಟಿಲಿಗೋ ಕುರಿತು ಅಂಧನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಈ ಗೊಂದಲಗಳು, ಮೌನ ಮತ್ತು ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಸಾಗುವ ಕಥೆ ಭಾವನೆ, ನಗು ಮತ್ತು ಹಾಸ್ಯದ ಮಿಶ್ರಣದ ಸುಂದರ ಪ್ರಯಾಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Honudi Productions
Screenplay:
Mahesh Chandregowda
Director of Photography:
Kiran C H M
Editor :
Monish K
Music :
Riyo Antony
Mahesh Gowda is a qualified, creative and professional filmmaker. He pursued Direction in Film Making Certification course from the London film academy. Winner of dada Saheb Phalke honourable jury mention and best Indian short film award at Kolkata IFF. He has produced, directed and acted in several experimental short projects and a critically acclaimed feature film MAHIRA and BILI CHUKKI HALLI HAKKI. A TEDx speaker, he has also worked as an assistant choreographer in the blockbuster film 3 idiots.