Naanu Ladies

ನಾನು ಲೇಡೀಸ್

Directed by Shailaja Padindala (ಶೈಲಜಾ ಪಾಡಿಂದಾಳ)

2021•96 min
Genre
Drama
Mood
Tender

Synopsis

The story narrates the journey of two women, Anita an aspiring actor, and Padma, a painter in the making, who fall passionately in love with each other. The two put up an ardent fight against societal and family barriers to sustain their relationship. However, love is not enough when the realities of the middle class society hit the struggling artists hard. How the two artists in love evolve to break away from the cis-cultured life style whilst sustaining their indentity as artists holds the rest of the film

Trailer

Selected Awards

Winner

KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

Best Narrative Feature (2022)

Winner

Tasveer South Asian Film Festival

Best LGBTQI+ Film (2021)

Footnote

  1. First

    Considered Kannada cinema's first lesbian love story

Main Cast

SPShailaja PadindalaAnita Vasudev
Medini KelamaneMedini KelamanePadma Yelagalale
SRSomasundaram RudraSegar

Director