09/06/2018
இன்றைய 'டைம்ஸ் ஆப் இந்தியா' நாளிதழில் "அடவி" குறித்த செய்தி :
Film on eco-conservation wins international laurels
(P Sangeetha, Times Of India)
With ecological conservation and going environment-friendly becoming the need of the hour, environmentalists in the city are leaving no stone unturned to spread awareness on the same. Coimbatore-based environmentalist R Mohammad Saleem has now donned a new hat as an actor in a film that revolves around eco-conservation and tribal life. The feature film titled Adavi, is directed by Chennai-based debutant director Velmurugan P and has popular Tamil poet Vikramadithyan playing a crucial role in it. The icing on the cake is that the movie has been winning accolades across the world, including awards at Barcelona Planet Film Festival, Mexico International Film Festival, and Indonesia World Environmental Film Festival.
Adavi has been shot in the Western Ghats and predominantly at Adavi Nainar reservoir in Tirunelveli. “The plot primarily touches upon two subjects- tribal welfare and eco-conservation. The story revolves around an old tribal man (played by Vikramadithyan) who refuses to leave the forest and a little boy whom he raises. The film tries to break the myth that forest dwellers are responsible for the destruction of the forest. The truth is that they are the ones who are carrying out sustainable living for generations. Their survival is based on the forest. It’s the outsiders who contribute to forest degradation with poaching and littering,” says Saleem.
Talking about the plot, he adds, “The story revolves around the old man who dwells in a forest alone. He later finds a small kid in the jungle and raises him as his own. Not only does he teach the language of birds and animals, but also helps him learn every detail of the forest. Some of the scenes were canned as live shots of our trekking and eco-conservation activities. I play a doctor in the film. The plot shows how tribal people understand the forest well and are its true guardians.” Interestingly, the film was shot two years ago and since then has been doing the rounds at international film circuits.
Talking about the challenges shooting in remote locations, the film’s director Velmurugan P, tells us, “Today, there is a lot of talk about environmental destruction and degradation and it was high time I played my part, too. Since we were shooting in the forest, we avoided trolleys, heavy cameras, artificial lightings and a big crew.” Velmurugan calls the film a tribute to 100 years of Tamil cinema. “Adavi has been made as a silent film as we wanted to capture the beauty of the sounds of animals and birds. Secondly, the film is a tribute to the silent era.”
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