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Flowers Bloom When Touched Thottal Poo Malarum

Directed by Priyanka Krishnan

Screens as part of Programme 2: Generations in Collision.

Screening at DIFF 2026

Thu29 12:35 PM to 1:55 PMThursday 29 Oct · PictureTime 3

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Runtime: 17 min
Year: 2026
Country: India
Language: Tamil
Subtitles: English
Premiere: Asia

Synopsis

When a bride-to-be must prove her “purity” for her impending arranged marriage, she attempts the impossible: restoring her virginity by any means possible.

Director

Priyanka KrishnanPriyanka Krishnan is an NYC-based Indian filmmaker and Columbia University MFA graduate exploring body and gender politics through dark humor and surrealism. Co-founder of Andarated Productions, her short O’Sey Balamma premiered at Sundance 2026, while Thottal Poo Malarum screened at Fantasia. She received the Jack…

Cast and crew

Producer: Raman Nimmala
Writer: Priyanka Krishnan
Cinematographer: Nikhil Arolkar
Editor: Pierre Ieong
Sound: Sethu Venugopal & Diksha Mishra
Music: Aashray Harishankar
Cast: Samyuktha Viola Viswanathan, Ponni Suresh, Vatsan M Natarajan

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Flowers Bloom When Touched Thottal Poo Malarum

Screening at DIFF 2026

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