Kandal Pokkudan
(The Man Who Planted Mangroves)

English, Malyalam/EVO/2003
Producer: Dr. M.N. Surendran

Subject Focus: The effort to conserve mangroves.

Summary: The Man Who Planted Mangroves is a biographical documentary about Sri Pokkudan, who has planted about one-lakh mangroves. The documentary is about his experience as Dalit, his political life, how he came about to plant mangroves, his efforts to conserve mangroves and his philosophy about life.

Producer’s/Director’s Profile: The Producer, Dr. M. N. Surendran is a doctor working as a Civil Surgeon in Palakkad, Kerala. Sanju Surendran is the Director of this film and Puppy Love a 5-minute fiction is his first documentary.