Log Line: This film is about longing, memories, cycle of life, reflections, dreams, hope, and nostalgia.

Synopsis: This film is the decades-old story of two brothers in rural India. The elder brother leaves the village. He cannot resist running back to and hugging his younger brother one last time before walking towards the distant horizon. The younger brother keeps returning to the same place where his elder brother left but his brother never returns. Each return marks a passage of his life cycle from childhood to adolescence, early adulthood, late adulthood, and eventually old age. Life goes on after loss.

Director Statement: This film is about longing, memories, cycle of life, reflections, dreams, hope, and nostalgia. Nearest and dearest ones and the moments passed with them can never be forgotten. When they are lost, their absence is felt deep down in our hearts. We keep longing for their presence. Their memories remain vivid in our minds for the rest of our lives. Memories are missed and the moments are cherished forever. Life goes on. I want to show in this film that the younger brother keeps returning to the same place where his elder brother left again and again for the rest of his life, even though his elder brother never returns. The phases of his life cycle pass from childhood to adolescence, early adulthood, late adulthood, and eventually old age. Memories and nostalgia appear as reflections in each phase of his life cycle. Those reflections rejuvenate new hopes. The hopes make him dream for getting back his brother again in his life.

Production Notes: All the actors in the film ‘Days of Marigolds’ are non-professional actors and they do daily jobs to earn their livelihoods. The film was shot on the bank of Pochampally lake about 30 km away from Hyderabad, Telangana, India in early December, 2016.

Credits: Story, Screenplay, Production, and Direction: Mainak Misra  Cast: Karthik N, Harsha Vardhan N, Shiva G, Mahesh M, Koteswara Rao, Raju M  Cinematography: Nanaji Palaparthi  Editing: B. Lokesh  Music: Ramu Addanki  Sound Editing and Mixing: Venkat D

Film Festival Selections: 1. Semi-Finalist, Los Angeles Cine-Fest, Los Angeles, USA 2. Semi-Finalist, A Rebel Minded Festival, Brooklyn, New York, USA 3. Official Selection, The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF), Sicily, Italy 4. Official Selection, Salto Independent Film Festival, Salto, Uruguay 5. Official Selection, Move Me Productions Belgium-Film Festival, Antwerp, Belgium 6. Official Selection, Inshort Film Festival, Lagos, Nigeria 7. Official Selection, Bayamon International Film Festival, Bayamon, Puerto Rico 8. Official Selection, Yecora International Film Festival, Yecora, Mexico 9. Official Selection, Art Quake Kyoto 2019 (Creativity Biennale of Art Exhibitions & Film Festival), Kyoto, Japan 10. Semi-Finalist, FESTPRO Film Festival, Moscow, Russia