However, this nested life gets rattled one day by a chance encounter with the rebellious writer Gauri Sankar (Vijay Sethupathi).ġ9(1)(a) is slice-of-life tale of people who choose to, or are forced to, be quiet and obedient about what is happening around them or in their own lives. Alas, they too have their lives and choices to deal with. The only external influences she has are her best friend Fathima (Athulya Ashadam) and a local political activist (Bagath Manuel) only referred to as ‘Sakhavu’ (comrade). Not much is said between them, suggesting some unresolved trauma. Nithya Menen plays an unnamed ‘common’ person leading a mundane life, tightly looped between her photostat shop and a home she shares with her father (Srikanth Murali) who hardly does anything all day. aims to deliver this message, albeit in a quiet manner, in her debut film 19(1)(a), appropriately titled after Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India that gives the freedom of speech and expression to all citizens. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth.” This quote from the iconic speech by V, the mysterious masked protagonist of Alan Moore’s anarchist classic V for Vendetta, captures the gist of what the freedom of speech and expression means for people living under authoritarian regimes around the world.ĭirector Indhu V.S. “Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power.
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