🎬Forbidden

Set in the bustling, rapidly expanding urban landscape of Kochi, Kerala, Nishiddho explore the intersections of micro-migration within India. The story follows the quiet bond that forms between two outsiders from entirely different cultural backgrounds.

Rudra is an idol maker from West Bengal who has traveled south to Kerala for work, carrying the emotional weight of a painful past. Chaavi is a fiercely independent local migrant laborer from Tamil Nadu working as a midwife and domestic helper. Both exist on the margins of Kochi's society, speaking different languages but sharing a parallel experience of alienation, economic struggle, and dislocation.

As their paths cross, the film sheds a raw, empathetic light on the lived realities of the working-class migrant community in modern India, turning what could be a harsh social critique into a tender, deeply human portrait of mutual survival and unspoken understanding.

🏆 Accolades & Impact ✨
Kerala State Film Awards (2022): Won the prestigious Second Best Film award.

Directorial Triumph: Tara Ramanujan won the Best Director award at the Rajasthan International Film Festival and received widespread critical praise for her restrained, non-melodramatic storytelling style.

Festival Circuit: The film was highly received during its showcases at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) and the Bengaluru International Film Festival.