NeeStream Gets Court Order Against Piracy, Maadathy Streaming Starts

KOCHI:
NeeStream starts streaming of its first Tamil film, Maadathy, with court order to fight piracy. The court order helps to control illegal streaming of films in certain social media like Telegram.

The interim order was received from Delhi High Court following a case filed by NeeStream against social media like Telegram. This is for the first time that an OTT platform is releasing a film in Kerala with a court order against piracy.

The court order bans illegal streaming of Maadathy directed by Leena Manimekalai, in social media for a certain period. NeeStream Creations Private Limited director Manu Abraham said that the company will fight against piracy which destroys the film industry.

The movie, also written and produced by Leena Manimekalai under the banner of Karuvachy Films, was be released on Neestream on June 24th.
The movie with the tagline “Nobodies do not have Gods; they are Gods” is a coming of age story of an adolescent girl born in an’ ‘unseeable” caste group in the remote South region of Tamilnadu.

Maadathy is an un’fairy’ tale as it speaks of Puthirai Vannars who are forced to wash the clothes of the Dalits, the deceased and the menstruating women who must hide from the rest of society because their sight alone is perceived as contamination. This film is a reflection on gender, caste, and identity, religious beliefs, and violence. The trailer is a slice of life on how a wronged woman of a slave caste becomes a goddess. It depicts what it is like being an unseeable woman, living the lowest among the lowest, as a victim to both patriarchy and caste system with a fresh female gaze.

Rafiq Ismail and Yavanika Sriram have co-written the screenplay with Leena Manimekalai. Jeff Dolen, Abinandhan Ramanujam, and Karthik Muthukumar share the credits of its immersive cinematography. Maadhathy was initially crowdfunded and later in the post-production stage, Piiyush Singh from Golden Ratio Films, Bhavana Goparaju, and Abinandhan Ramanujam joined as Co-Producers. Ajmina Kassim, Patrick Raj, Semmalar Annam, and Arul Kumar have given life to the lead characters in Maadathy while the ensemble cast is from the community itself. The editing is by Thangaraj and sound designing is by Tapas Nayak. The music is composed by Karthik Raja and the Art Director is Mohana Mahendran. Designs are done by Pavisankar. Maadathy that won many hearts in the film festival circuits across the world is coming to your own screens. Divo Music is Maadathy’s music label.