Summaries

A group of elected representatives of kids in a small village find their own voice when they outsmart their adult counterparts to set right those things that they think are undesirable to their constituency.

A 'Gram Panchayat' (village governing body) in rural India facilitates the functioning of the 'Makkala Samiti' (Children's Committee). This is a children's body elected by the children themselves. The committee acts as a pressure group in trying to get the local governance react to various social issues that it raises. Guided by a sympathetic school teacher, the children's honesty and persistence ruffles many feathers among the adults. Some of the adults have been using the 'Makkala Samiti' for their own needs. What follows is a subtle cat and mouse game, by the end of which the children hope to get their voice heard.—Ramchandra PN

Details

Keywords
  • village
  • children
  • right
  • children's rights
  • self governance
Genres
  • Drama
  • Family
Release date Apr 4, 2009
Countries of origin India
Language Kannada
Production companies Children's Film Society of India

Box office

Budget $4500000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 18m
Aspect ratio

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