The Road to Kuthriyar

Narrative Feature | Tamil and English | India | Bharat Mirle

In “The Road to Kuthriyar,” a wildlife researcher and a tribesman form an unlikely friendship while navigating the complexities of a resettled tribal community in India, blending real conditions and staged events to authentically portray their intertwined lives.

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About the Filmmaker

 Bharat Mirle is a self-taught, award-winning filmmaker from Bangalore, India. His short documentary, 175 Grams was the winner of the Sundance Short film Challenge, and was screened at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. In 2017, he completed his first short fiction short 'Vaahana', which was the winner of the 2018 Jakarta International Humanitarian and Cultural Award and was part of the official selection at the New Jersey Indian International Film Festival and the Bangalore International Short Film Festival. His first feature film is The Road To Kuthriyar.