AWARDS

2002 Kerala State Film Awards - Best Picture, Debut Director, Supporting Actress (Jyothirmayee), Background Score, Editing

2002 Kerala Film Critics - 3 awards, including one for Best Debut Director

2002 Aravindan Puraskaram - Best Debut Film in India

2002 John Abraham Award - Special Jury Mention (Instituted by the Federation of Film Societies of India)

2003 Indian Panorama - Among the 18 Best Films in India for 2002

2003 Indian Diaspora Award - Indo-American Art Council (Presented by
Salman Rushdie)

2004 Lake Michigan Film Competition, Winner, First Prize

FESTIVALS

Official Selection - Bangkok Film Festival - May 2004

Official Selection - River Run International Film Festival - April 2004

Official Selection - Tongues On Fire, Asian Women's Film Festival, London - March 2004

Official Selection - East Lansing Film Festival - March 2004

Featured Winner - 2003 Key West Indie Fest (April 2003)

Official Selection - Indian Film Festival in Los Angeles (April 2003)

Closing Film - Cinefest 2003, Doha, Qatar (May 2003)

Official Selection - Asian Film Festival in Dallas (May 2003)

Official Selection - 5th Cinefan Festival of Asian Films in New Delhi (July 2003)

Official Selection - 34th International Film Festival of India, New Delhi  (Oct. 2003)

Official Selection - Cairo International Film Festival (October 2003)

Official Selection - Hawaii International Film Festival ((November 2003)

Official Selection - Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, New York (Nov. 2003)

Official Selection - Kolkata Film Festival (Nov. 2003)

Official Selection - International Film Festival, Mumbai (In Competition - Nov. 2003)

Official Selection - Pune International Film Festival (Dec. 2003)

Official Selection - International Film Festival of Kerala (In Competition - Dec. 2003)

REVIEWS and NEWS ARTICLES

Neoliberal Desire - Samar Magazine, Summer 2004

Chicago Director's Indian Feature - Reel Chicago, January 07, 04

Bhavum - Emotions of Being - Variety.com Review, June 10, 2003

'If ever I feel rootless, I will move to Kerala' - Rediff.com, May 22, 2003

The Pangs of Relationships - The Hindu, December 09, 2002

Panning the Emotions of Being - The Hindu, October 01, 2002

Maiden Celluloid Venture - The Hindu, September 02, 2002