Orma or One leaf international film festival is a festival organized by the Kerala Information and Public Relations Department in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
The 2004 dates for the festival were 27 July - 29 July.
The festival was inaugurated by Mr. M.M. Hassan, Minister for Information and Parliamentary Affairs. The renowned poet, lyricist and film maker, Mr. P. Bhaskaran presided over the function.
Orma 2004 showcased the following films:
Directed by K.S. Ranjith. History and biography. Depicts the independence and anti-landlord movements in Kerala. While EMS challenged the Brahmin orthodoxy through the symbolic acts of burning sacred thread, C.J. Thomas, the playwright and one of the original thinkers in Malayalam upturned the Christian orthodoxy through tearing away the sacred dress.
Directed by A.V. Thampan.Portrays the life of an eminent genius of Malayalam, including an interview with his wife Mrs. Rosi Thomas.
A documentary directed by Satheesh Poduval.Depicts the independence movement through the biographical narrative of Kelappan.
Directed by Satheesh Venganoor.Depicts the life and legacy of Njeralath Rama Poduval, Malayalam artist and ‘sopanam’ music maestro.
Directed by Mr. Kannan.Documentary on the social revolutionary who fought against all forms of social oppression and envisioned the formation of secular modern Kerala.
Directed by Mr. K. SatheeshBiographical documentary on statesman for modern Kerala democracy.
Directed by Mr. B.S. RatheeshBiographical documentary on Pattom A. Thanu Pillai, statesman in Kerala. Depicts the political values of Kerala during the independence movement.
Directed by Mr. K.K. Chandran.Biographical documentary on the filmmaker, Aravindan.
Directed by Mr. Majid Gulisthan.Narrative documentary recreates events in the life of Sahodaran Ayyappan – the great organizer of Sree Narayana Movement.
Directed by Mr. K. Rajgopal. Depicts the life and times of S.K. Pottekkad, an eminent Malayalam travelogue writer.
Directed by Mr. P. Baburaj, portrays the different facets of SriNarayana Guru – spiritual reformer, renaissanceintellectual and social organizer.
Directed by Ms. Indira and Mr. Ajith.Documentary biography.
Directed by Ms. Sreebala K. Menon.Documentary biography.
Directed by Mr. N.P. Gopinath.Documentary biography.
Directed by Mr. Krishnanunni.Documentary biography on the great ayurvedic physician of Kerala.
Directed by Mr. Ravidran Depicts the polyphonic trends of cultural formation of modern Kerala, including the process of secularization through the contributions of non-Malayali writers and intellectuals.
Directed by Mr. Damodar Prasad.Depicts the intellectual and creative evolution of one of the greatest Malayalampainters, K.C.S. Panicker and his contribution to the emergenceof modernist sensibility in art.