Murali Cheeroth : On his work

Murali Cheeroth

1. What was the source of inspiration or creative trigger to make these films? Was it an idea, experience, image, incident or thought?

Murali Cheeroth: As I have said earlier, my art is all about my political and social responsibility as a social critic as well as an artist. This film, which is also part of my creative endeavour, has been built up based on the collective memory of my own experience and responses. Being a visual artist my creative urge has triggered my senses, which in turn helped me to beautifully weave these memories and images into a moving image. I would say this film was an idea evolved out of my own experience as a socially rooted artist.

2. How did you arrive at this form?

Murali Cheeroth: As a visual artist I do not differentiate my paintings, performances or films in their creative or socio-political potential. One cannot be the offshoot of the other because they all have evolved from the same creative urge rooted in the societal concerns. However, when it comes to the element of creative expression in a film, I would say that as an artist, I have gathered a collective experience from contemporary films, which gives me a feel that I should choose language which is non-academic and mindfully nurtured to create my own form. My concern is always rooted on the urban life and its uncertainties, especially the people at the grassroots who are invisible even in the brightest of light.

Click here to watch the films :

1) if i were another 

2) An Old Story

3) Other Space