India, May 11 -- Not-for-profit organisation Film Heritage Foundation is returning to the Cannes Film Festival for the fifth year in a row, this time with the 4K restoration of Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother, 1986) by legendary filmmaker John Abraham. The cult Malayalam classic is the only Indian feature film selected this year for a world premiere at the prestigious festival, making it a landmark moment for the Indian film and entertainment industry.

Considered one of the most fearless and unconventional voices in Indian cinema, John Abraham rejected traditional storytelling styles, polished visuals and commercial filmmaking norms to create cinema that was raw, political and deeply collective in spirit. In 2001, the British Film Institut...