Members of the Penkoottu Film Society throughout its formation.
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After its profitable 14 years as an organisation of girls working within the unorganised sector, Penkoottu is spreading its wings into the sphere of artwork. The Penkoottu Film Society that was registered on April 21 (Sunday), the third ladies’s film society within the State after one every in Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram, is a daring step in that path.
An organisation of girls labourers based mostly at S.M. Street in Kozhikode, that largely represent gross sales ladies, tailors and cleaners, in addition to others within the unorganised sector, Penkoottu was instrumental in bringing a couple of revolution, first by means of its wrestle to get bathrooms arrange in each institution the place ladies are employed and later with the ‘Right to Sit’ marketing campaign that was profitable in guaranteeing that ladies, particularly gross sales ladies in textile outlets, get to sit down down when they aren’t catering to clients. Several different struggles and protests below the in a position management of its president P. Viji have cemented its place as a champion of girls’s rights within the State.
“We felt that we need to find new avenues to make our voice heard and hence we are diversifying our activities,” P. Viji informed The Hindu on April 19 (Friday).
Penkoottu already has a powerful crew that has been organising road performs from time to time as a way of communication to the lots. Several completed actors and theatre professionals have been cooperating with the organisation’s efforts. Recently, a singari melam crew was arrange below the aegis of Penkoottu, which can be fairly profitable.
“While one of the purposes behind the film society is to ensure entertainment for working women, we also look forward to fresh ideas and perspectives that cinema could provide us,” Ms. Viji stated.
It was Naveena Vijayan, member of the Regional Council of Federation of Films Societies of India, who put forth the concept earlier than Penkoottu. “Once registered they can organise film festivals and related events. The federation will provide them all technical support if they stay active,” Ms. Naveena stated.
The welcome committee assembly of the film society was inaugurated by filmmaker Vidhu Vincent, whereas film critic Madhu Janardhanan made the keynote tackle.
Prathibha Purushu has been elected because the president of the film society, whereas Amritha Okay. Viji is the secretary and Sibija P is the treasurer. Though ladies are on the helm, folks of all genders and all walks of life shall be members of the film society. The first film pageant below the banner of the Penkoottu Film Society will probably be held at Mananchira sq. in Kozhikode on May Day.