Cannes, May 17 -- Malayalam cinema is a major highlight of the 29th Cannes Film Festival this weekend with a restored 1986 movie by acclaimed director John Abraham joining the works of such cinematic greats as Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles, Luchino Visconti, Vittorio de Sica and Chen Kaige in the classics category.
A new 4K restoration of 'Amma Ariyan' ('Report to Mother') by Abraham was screened in the Cannes Classics section on May 16, four decades after the movie was made by the Odessa Collective, a people's movement in Kerala that funded and exhibited the film.
Abraham, who is known for such iconic works as 'Agraharathil Kazhutai' ('Donkey in the Brahmin Village'), 'Vidyarthikale Ithile Ithile' ('This Way, Students') and 'Cheriyachante...