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Victoria
India | Narrative Feature
2024 | 85 mins | Malayalam
FIPRESCI Award for the Best Debut Director -29th International Film Festival of Kerala IFFK 2024
Excellence Award-Discovery Competition- 27th Seoul Women’s Film Festival, South Korea 2025
Best Film- NETPAC Asian Select- Kolkata International Film Festival 2025
Best Debut film- Jaffna International Film Festival 2025
Victoria, a young beautician in a suburban beauty parlour, decides to elope with her Hindu boyfriend after a fierce clash with her conservative Catholic parents. Amidst the turmoil, a neighbor asks her
to temporarily house an offering rooster destined for a festival at St. George church inside the parlour. Juggling the rooster's antics, unexpected clients, and her boyfriend's uncertainty, Victoria grapples with conflicting emotions leading to a day of intense personal and spiritual revelations. Victoria, a young beautician in a suburban beauty parlour, decides to elope with her Hindu boyfriend after a fierce clash with her conservative Catholic parents. Amidst the turmoil, a neighbor asks her to temporarily house an offering rooster destined for a festival at St. George church inside the parlour. Juggling the rooster's antics, unexpected clients, and her boyfriend's uncertainty, Victoria grapples with conflicting emotions leading to a day of intense personal and spiritual revelations
Restoration Process
Film restoration process
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Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation
About the Artist
Sivaranjini is an independent filmmaker and research scholar based in India. An alumna of the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, she often returns there as visiting faculty. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Communication Design at the IDC School of Design, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. Her short films have been screened at regional and international film festivals. Victoria (2024) is her debut feature.
Trailer
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Credits
Director:
Sivaranjini
Writer:
Sivaranjini
Producer(s):
Kerala State Film Development Corporation Ltd
Film Editor:
Sivaranjini
Meenakshi Jayan
Sreeshma Chandran
Darsana Vikas
Steeja Mary
Jolly Chirayath
Jeena Rajeev