SNIPPETS
GEOLOGISTS are creating an integrated database on the groundwater resources of the district based on the geographic information system.
Of the 151 blocks in the district, five blocks are over exploited, 15 in the critical stage 30 in the semi critical category. The criteria for classification are based on the water level trends for both pre monsoon and monsoon stages.

Two films
Hareendran oru nishkalangan ( hareendran is innocent)
Direction-vinayan
Hareendran (indrajith) is an IT entrepreneur AND G K (JAYASURYA) IS HIS partner. Indulekha (bhama) comes into the life of Hareendran. G K easily adopts any out of turn methods to achieve his means. The story deals with the theme of how a controversy ruined the life of an innocent young man.
SHAJITH KOYERI THE sound designer and editor for bollywood won the film fare award for the film Omkara. He has done editing and designing for more than 40 films including the latest film Saawariya. A few of his other films are BLACK, MANGAL PANDEY, BLUFF MASTERS, MAQBOOL, AGNI VARSHA, 15 PARK AVENUE, BLUE UMBERELLA. He is focused on SING SOUND where the
Dialogues and sounds are recorded on location.


IFFK 2007
FOURTEEN FILMS, INCLUDING TWO MALAYALAM MOVIES WILL COMPETE IN THE COMPETITION SEGMENT OF THE 12th IFFK 2007 which will commence on 7 December. Kamalahassan would inaugurate the festival. The best film would receive SUVARNA CHAKORAM (THE GOLDEN CROW PHEASANT). There will be 450 films from 44 countries.
THE STORY OF KWAN YONG A WITNESS TO THE CHANGES THAT CHINA UNDERWENT IN TWO DECADES FORMS THE THEME OF THE ZHUANG YUXIN’S “TEETH OF LOVE.”
MEXICAN FILM MAKER RUBEN IMAZ’S “TURTLE FAMILY” WHICH SEARCHES FOR THE DEPTH OF RELATIONSHIP IN LOST DREAMS IS YET ANOTHER ONE.
ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN’S FILM NAALU PENNUNGAL AND P T KUNJUMUHAMMED’S “PARADESI” ARE THE TWO MALAYALAM FILMS. AGNIDEV CHATTERJEE’S “PROBHU NOSHTO HOI JAI” IS ANOTHER INDIAN FILM IN THE COMPETITION SEGMENT.
SUELY IN THE SKY, -KARIM AINOUZ-BRAZIL/
EL REY DE SAN GREGARIO –ALFONSO GAZITUA-CHILE/ 10+4 –MANIA AKBARI –IRAN/ XXY/XXY BY LUCIA PUENZO –ARGENTINA/ SLEEP WALKING LAND BY TERESSA PRATA –PORTUGUESE/ CASKET FOR HIRE –BY NEAL BUBOY TAN-PHILIPPINES/ GETTING HOME BY ZHANG YANG –HONG KONG ARE A FEW OF THE FILMS IN THE FOREIGN CATEGORY.

Sisuvihar UP School have replaced their hand written magazine with an audio magazine-SPANDANAM. IT HAS STORIES, kid’s songs, profiles of inspiring great men, history of important places inspirational speeches-all voiced by kids form the content. The 25-minute CD was recorded at a nearby studio and is priced at Rs 20.

S SETTU
AN ACCOUNTANT AT A SPINNING MILL S SETTU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION IN THE VETERANS TENNIS FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS. A NATIVE OF KOMARAPALAYALAM NEAR ERODE HE STARTED PLAYING TENNIS AT THE AGE OF 23. HE IS A SERVE AND VOLLEY PLAYER. THIS IS SETTU’S LAST YEAR IN THE 45 PLUS CATEGORY. SETTU 54 NOW, AND WILL PLAY FROM NEXT YEAR IN THE 55 PLUS CATEGORY.