Mangalore: National Award Winning Film 'Byari' Makes City Proud
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (NM)
Mangalore, May 4: 'Byari', the debut feature film of the Beary language, produced under the banner of ‘Tannir Films’ has bagged top honours at the 59th National Film Awards in New Delhi. The film that hit the silver screen in coastal Karnataka a year back, shared the prestigious film award with another Marathi film 'Deool' by Umesh Kulkarni.
The award was conferred on the crew by Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari along with union minister of information and broadcasting Ambika Soni. The jury was headed by award winning actress Rohini Hattangadi, C Sumithra, Rajeev Kumar Jain of Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) and others.
Producer of the film T H Althaf Hussain speaking to Daijiworld said that the award had put more responsibility on his shoulders to bring out quality films in the regional language.
"Time being, I am working on a Kannada art film ‘Mahatma Gandhi’," he said.
Apart from the film, lead actress Mallika was also recognized with the best actress award in the jury award catergory for her portrayal of the life of women in the Beary community.
'Byari' portrays the culture, tradition and way of life that is prevalent in the Muslim community in the coastal region. It highlights the strict laws and regulations of marriage and divorce system in this particular community. The film strives to open the eyes of stereotypes and their established principles.