'A Good Man'

Clara's elders refuse to give her hand in marriage to Thomas for he doesn’t hold a Government job. Or maybe, they think he is a mismatch. Yet, Thomas and Clara want to come together in marriage. Traditional barriers like language, caste and other pose as further impediments to them. On the other hand, a disharmonious societal environment growing in contemporary India seems to restrict the space for Thomas.

  • Kesari Harvoo
    Director
    BHOOMIGEETHA (Song of the Earth)
  • Kesari Haravoo
    Writer
    BHOOMIGEETHA (Song of the Earth)
  • Kesari Haravoo, Pramila HK
    Producer
  • Sunil D'Souza
    Key Cast
  • Yashaswini Rao
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    'OLLEYAVANU'
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 23 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Kannada
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Kesari Harvoo

Kesari Haravoo's debut feature BHOOMIGEETHA (Song of the Earth) (India/Kannada/1997-8) won several awards including the National Award for the Best Film Environment, Preservation & Conservation 1998. Participated in Sao Paulo International FF and the Global Earthvision FF, Tokyo.
He is actively making documentaries on conservation of the Western Ghats and other social themes.
His short documentary WITHER GUNDIA? was shortlisted and screened at the UN Conference on Forests, Istanbul 2013.
"A Good Man" is his second feature film.

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Director Statement

A new fervor to arrive at a 'new and developed' India through economic globalization seems to have cajoled a cultural and political consciousness to emerge. The one that dubs itself as
'mainstream' seems passionately opportunist in consolidating itself in the 'new' India as 'the true Indian'. While straining the diverse demographic fabric, it willfully ignores its own society that has been historically struggling to overcome its much debated social order. This has put the 'other' in an awkward and artificial identity crisis, where an individual often succumbs to pressure to prove himself decent enough an Indian.