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Dreaming of Words 
(60 Minutes )



Traces Njattyela Sreedharan's life, work, love for languages and the struggles to compile a comparative dictionary of South Indian Languages

Njattyela Sreedharan, a fourth standard drop-out, compiles a dictionary connecting four major Dravidian languages. Travelling across four states and doing extensive research, he spent twenty five years making the multilingual dictionary.

This unique dictionary offers a comparative study of Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. 'Dreaming of Words' traces Sreedharan's life, work, love for languages and the struggles to get the dictionary published. The film also explores the linguistic and cultural diversity in India.

Producer and Director :
Nandan

Cinematographer :
Surjith S Pai

Editor :
Sreevalsan RS

Sound Designer :
Akshay Vaidya

Music Composer :
Arun Alat

Cast :
Njattyela Sreedharan, PK Pokker, KP Mohanan, Seetharam Master, Usha NP, KK Ramesh