mouna vizhiththuligal (silent tears)
- Logline
- An innocent father and his blind daughter with a doll spend their days within the walls of a bunker during the final stages of civil war in Sri Lanka.
- Talent
- ilango ram
- Role of participant
- director
- Director
- ilango ramanathan
- Producer
- ilango ramanathan
- Screenwriter
- ilango ramanathan
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2014
- Running time
- 12 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of Production
- Sri Lanka
Festivals and Awards
1. Winner - Best Foreign Language Film – Alexandria Film Festival – USA
2. Winner – Best Foreign Language Short Film - International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema – London
3. Winner – Second Best Short Fiction Film – Chennai International Short Film Festival - India
4. Winner – Best Short Film – Norway Tamil Film Festival – Norway
5. Winner – Best Director – World Short Competition Festival – London
The film also won 3 other awards at the festival
Best Editor
Best Child Artist
Third Best Short Film
6. Winner – Award of Excellence Special Mention – Best Shorts Competition - USA
7. Winner - Asia Pacific Platinum Award for the Best Short Film - Asia Pacific Filmmaker Festival & Awards - Jakarta, Indonesia
8. Winner - Platinum Award for the Best Director - World Film Awards - Jakarta, Indonesia
9. Winner - Jury Special Award - Fetna 2015 Short Film Contest – USA
10. Winner - Best Sri Lankan Short Film - Vimbam Tamil Short Film Festival - London
Film also won two other awards at the festival
Best Child Artist
Best Cinematographer
11. Winner – International Humanitarian Platinum Awards – World Humanitarian Awards – Indonesia 12. Winner – International Gold Award - International Film Competition Festival – Jakarta, Indonesia 13. Winner – Best Screenplay – South Texas International Film Festival – USA
14. Winner – Second Best Short Film – Greenbay Film Festival – USA
15. Official Selection – Atlanta Underground Film Festival – USA 16. Official Selection – Sunscreen Film Festival – USA
17. Official Selection – Los Angeles Film & Script Festival – USA 18. Official Selection – Mica Film Festival – Brazil
19. Official Selection – Flathead Lake International Film Festival - USA
20. Official Selection – Peace On Earth Film Festival - USA
21. Official Selection – Kochi International Short Film Festival – India
22. Official Selection – Athens International Film and Video Festival – Ohio, USA 23. Official Selection – Ahmednagar International Short Film Festival – India
24. Official Selection – International Tamil Film Festival - Canada 25. Official Selection – Hoboken International Film Festival – USA 26. Official Selection – Siouxland Film Festival – USA
27. Official Selection – Ugu Film Festival – South Africa
2. Winner – Best Foreign Language Short Film - International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema – London
3. Winner – Second Best Short Fiction Film – Chennai International Short Film Festival - India
4. Winner – Best Short Film – Norway Tamil Film Festival – Norway
5. Winner – Best Director – World Short Competition Festival – London
The film also won 3 other awards at the festival
Best Editor
Best Child Artist
Third Best Short Film
6. Winner – Award of Excellence Special Mention – Best Shorts Competition - USA
7. Winner - Asia Pacific Platinum Award for the Best Short Film - Asia Pacific Filmmaker Festival & Awards - Jakarta, Indonesia
8. Winner - Platinum Award for the Best Director - World Film Awards - Jakarta, Indonesia
9. Winner - Jury Special Award - Fetna 2015 Short Film Contest – USA
10. Winner - Best Sri Lankan Short Film - Vimbam Tamil Short Film Festival - London
Film also won two other awards at the festival
Best Child Artist
Best Cinematographer
11. Winner – International Humanitarian Platinum Awards – World Humanitarian Awards – Indonesia 12. Winner – International Gold Award - International Film Competition Festival – Jakarta, Indonesia 13. Winner – Best Screenplay – South Texas International Film Festival – USA
14. Winner – Second Best Short Film – Greenbay Film Festival – USA
15. Official Selection – Atlanta Underground Film Festival – USA 16. Official Selection – Sunscreen Film Festival – USA
17. Official Selection – Los Angeles Film & Script Festival – USA 18. Official Selection – Mica Film Festival – Brazil
19. Official Selection – Flathead Lake International Film Festival - USA
20. Official Selection – Peace On Earth Film Festival - USA
21. Official Selection – Kochi International Short Film Festival – India
22. Official Selection – Athens International Film and Video Festival – Ohio, USA 23. Official Selection – Ahmednagar International Short Film Festival – India
24. Official Selection – International Tamil Film Festival - Canada 25. Official Selection – Hoboken International Film Festival – USA 26. Official Selection – Siouxland Film Festival – USA
27. Official Selection – Ugu Film Festival – South Africa