In Thunder Lightning and Rain depicts the endurance of three women against their ostracisation in the society. The three women- a footballer, a fisher and a cremator-tells their sagas of woes and weal, resistance and endurance in the film. These three contemporary Shakespearean witches are etched against the carnivalesque urban space of Fort Kochi. They visit the masculine space of carnival. The camera intently listens to them with an intense zeal to film their identity.

News & Reviews

•  The Hindu, “‘They are  my witches – women of substance’”                                                                                   http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/they-are-my-witches-women-of-substance/article22335415.ece
• The Hindu, “Medium is the message”http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/rajesh-james-documentaries-explore-life-through-character-driven-themes/article18911252.ece
•  The Hindu, “The story of the super Three”https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/story-of-the-super-three/article24489988.ece
•  thenewsminute.com “Football coach, cremator, fisherwoman: A documentary on three amazing Kerala women” https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/football-coach-cr

Major Festival Participations

•  New York Indian Film Festival 2020, New York.
• German International Ethnographic Film Festival 2020, Gottingen.
• International Film Festival of Shimla 2018, Shimla.
• The Kolkata International Film Festival 2018, Kolkata.
• International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala 2018, Trivandrum.

Watch – In Thunder Lightning and Rain

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• “A Unique Travelogue” Deccan Chronicle, http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=56351
• “Each Journey is a Life Experience and a Lifetime”, Beyond  Headlines, http://beyondheadlines.in/2016/06/each-journey-is-a-life-experience-and-a-lifetime/
• “Naked Wheels: Journey as a Political Act”, Azhimukahm, http://www.azhimukham.com/news/12515/naked-wheels-documentary-marginalised-rajesh-james-angel-mary-mathew
• “”Long Distance Travellers””, The Hindu,http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Long-distance-travellers/article15500807.ece
•  “BQFF 2017 : MOVIES & DOCUMENTARIES THAT I LIKED.”, wordpress, https://remo786.wordpress.com/2017/02/26/bqff-2017-movies-documentaries-that-i-liked/
• “Και όταν ένα φεστιβάλ ντοκιμαντέρ… κάνει τα όνειρα πραγματικότητα”, Kalamata Journal,  http://www.kalamatajournal.gr/bouquet/apopseis/kai-otan-ena-festival-dokimanter-kanei-ta-oneira-pragmatikotita
• “Top Winners at Kashish 2017”, The Quint, https://www.thequint.com/indian-cinema/2017/05/30/top-winners-kashish-2017
• “Complete list of winners at Kashish 2017”, Pandolin, https://pandolin.com/tag/naked-wheels/
• Home Sort Festivals Awards Schedule Call for Entries News Partners About Contact 100 Asian Films 2016 ASIAN FILM FESTIVALS, https://asianfilmfestivals.com/2017/05/29/kashish-mumbai-international-queer-film-festival-awards-2017/
• “3 Eye-Opening Interviews With LBT Film-makers At The Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Fest 2017”, Gayasi, http://gaysifamily.com/2017/05/23/3-eye-opening-interviews-with-lbt-film-makers-at-the-kashish-mumbai-international-queer-film-fest-2017/
• “Gender’ally speaking”, Deccan Chronicle, http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/040617/genderally-speaking.html
•  “Medium is the Message”, The Hindu, http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/rajesh-james-documentaries-explore-life-through-character-driven-themes/article18911252.ece

Major Festival Participations

Queen City Cinephiles events 2018, North Carolina USA.

New York Indian Film Festival 2018, New York.

Tasveer South Asian Film Festival 2018, Seattle USA.

8th KASHISH International Queer Film Festival 2017, Mumbai.

The Bangalore Queer Film Festival 2017, Bangalore.

Peleponisos International Documentary Film Festival  2017, Greece.

International Short and Documentary Festival Of Kerala, 2016.

Watch – Naked Wheels

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Zebra Lines is a 30 minutes documentary on a Dalit Traffic warden named Padmini who was attacked in the streets of cochi, India and denied justice.

•         “On the Wronged Side” , The Hindu http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/on-the-wronged-side/article7374765.ece
•          “Documenting the travails of traffic wardens in a city” The Hindu, http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/documenting-the-travails-of-traffic-wardens-in-a-city/article6628953.ece

Watch – Zebra Lines

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