Audiences will connect with honest work of art: Vipin on Angammal’s NYIFF win

Vipin Radhakrishnan, director, and the team of Angammal are “happy and excited” as the film, which stars actress Geetha Kailasam in the lead, won the Best Film prize at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) 2025.“This award has motivated us, especially since Angammal is getting into its next stage — theatrical, and then, the OTT release. We think this will help the film reach a wider audience. We have conceived the film as an experimental commercial film. So, its win at the festival has made us confident that if we put out an honest work of art, the audience will connect with it,” says the filmmaker.Vipin is particularly happy for all the support coming his way. He reveals, “We had previously screened the film at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of Kerala, among others. The audiences there are also calling in to congratulate us on this win. It is overwhelming to see their support.”He reckons that the support coming his way would help market the film better; after all, “Nowadays, no matter how good a film is, properly marketing it is key.”