Kothanodi

Summary of the Film:

Once upon a time, Senehi (Zerifa Wahid), a woman who loathes her stepdaughter Tejimola (Kasvi Sharma), plots her murder when her husband is called away on a distant trip on business. He encounters a woman called Keteki (Urmila Mahanta) who has given birth to an outenga (elephant apple), which rolls around after her. The man resolves to unearth the mystery of the outenga. Meanwhile, in another village - a rich woman named Dhoneshwari (Seema Biswas) is getting her daughter Bonlotika (Monisha Bhuyan) married to a python - a wedding that has dire consequences for the girl. As these stories unfold, another mother - Malati (Asha Bordoloi) - resolves to save her newest born from the clutches of her husband Poonai (Kopil Bora) and his uncle, who have sacrificed all three of her previous babies. In doing so, she unearths a shocking truth.

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Some Fun Trivia:

1) The story of the film is based on folktales from Assam.
2) Funds for the film were raised through a successful crowdfunding campaign through the crowdfunding platform Wishberry. The Kothanodi campaign has been one of the most successful campaigns in Wishberry's history.
3) Kothanodi was the first ever Assamese film to be picked up for worldwide digital distribution by streaming service Netflix.

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