Private Project

MIRU

MIRU means a parrot in the Santali language. The story of the film is based on a girl child named Miru who belongs to a poor family in an indigenous community in rural India. Her alcoholic father neglects his duties so her mother is burdened to provide for and manage the family. Though her parents are uneducated, Miru's mother insists on the importance of education in a girl child's life. Little Miru also dreams to soar high but is compelled to stay home due to her father's word. With the continuous efforts of her mother, her father changes for good, and Miru gets the opportunity to educate and fulfill her goal.

  • Shyama Sundar Majhi
    Director
    Short Film KUKLI, Feature Film SABARNAKA SURUBALI
  • Pinky Marandi
    Producer
    KUL KURI BAHAMUNI, LENJED
  • Dibyajyoti Marndi
    Key Cast
    "Young MIRU"
    PUKLI in KUKLI
  • Shikha Mandi
    Key Cast
    "MIRU's Mother"
  • Goura Mohan Majhi
    Key Cast
    "MIRU's Father"
  • Madan Majhi
    Key Cast
    "Grandpa No 1"
    Retired Person in KUKLI
  • Jadunath Majhi
    Key Cast
    "Grandpa No 2"
    Grandpa In KUKLI
  • Shyama Sundar Majhi
    Key Cast
    "Teacher"
    Head Master in KUKLI
  • Monalisha Majhi
    Key Cast
    "Teen MIRU "
  • Ananta Majhi
    Key Cast
    "Male Traveler"
  • Mani Majhi
    Key Cast
    "Female Traveler"
  • MIRU
    Key Cast
    "The Parrot"
  • Shradhanjali Majhi
    Key Cast
    "Child Traveler"
  • Shyama Sundar Majhi
    Edit
  • Shyama Sundar Majhi
    Sound Design
  • Jayanti Majhi
    Sound Design
  • Raju Singh
    BGM
  • Shyama Sundar Majhi
    Colorist
  • Dayanidhi Marandi
    Advisor
  • Rano Majhi
    English Subtitle
  • Laxman Marndi
    Story
  • Chandra Mohan
    Light
  • Deepak Murmu
    Cinematographer
  • Shyama Sundar Majhi
    Screenplay
    KUKLI, SABARNAKA SURUBALI
  • Shyama Sundar Majhi
    Art Director
    KUKLI, SABARNAKA SURUBALI
  • Shyama Sundar Majhi
    Dialogue
    KUKLI, SABARNAKA SURUBALI
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    FICTION, DRAMA
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 15, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Shyama Sundar Majhi

Shyama Sundar Majhi is from India's Balasore District of State Odisha. He has studied BS in Power Engineering from BITS Pilani. He is a well-known writer, director, and lyricist in Santali Cine Industry for his uncompromising devotion to framing magnificent creative masterpieces. He started the audiovisual production works and film-making with the motto of "Payback to the Society" and he is committed to working with the mission of progressive development of the Santali Community.

He was very passionate to do creative works since his childhood and he started working in Santali's entertainment industry with a music video album. He directed BIN GIRA PERA, a Santali music video album in the year 2015 which included seven songs. In the year 2018, he worked as a story writer, lyricist, and director for a Santali feature film SABARNAKA SURUBALI. In the year 2019, he worked as a writer, art director, and director in a short Santali film titled KUKLI. In July 2022, he worked as a scriptwriter, art director, and director for a Santali short film MIRU.

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Director Statement

United Nations had proclaimed the year 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages with the following objectives: (i) to draw attention to the critical losses of indigenous languages, (ii) to raise awareness of the consequences of the endangerment of Indigenous languages across the world and (iii) to establish a link between language, development, peace, and reconciliation.

Being a responsible citizen from an Indigenous community I had a dream to represent my Santal community worldwide through audiovisual storytelling. In the year 2019, I worked on the Santali short film KUKLI under the banner of MM Production and started participating in film festivals both at the National and International levels and got huge recognition. My film KUKLI is the first tribal short film in the Santali language from Odisha that won an International award from abroad and has created history in the Santali cine industry. Till now my film KUKLI has won 130+ National and International awards out of 190 officially selected film festivals across 16 countries.

It is not a matter of awards, but it is sure that my film KUKLI is successfully highlighting the Santal Social System and promoting a tribal language, literature, culture, and tradition worldwide!

I feel happy that my film KUKLI has successfully contributed a small part in fulfilling the objectives of the International Year of Indigenous Languages (2019).

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the year from 2022 to 2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages and UNESCO has led the global efforts to draw attention to the critical situations of indigenous languages for the preservation, revitalization, and promotion around the world.

Recently I have worked on the Santali short film MIRU under the banner of Pinky Production House in association with MM Production. It is another small effort from my side to draw attention to the Santal community of India. Through my film MIRU, I have extended my level of best support to fulfill the theme "International Decade of Indigenous Languages".