NEW DELHI: ‘Allama’, a film by the national award-winning director T.S. Nagabharana about the journey of a 12th century metaphysician, will compete for the International Council for Film, Television and Audio-visual Communication (ICFT) UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 47th International Film Festival of India in Goa..

ICFT Paris in collaboration with UNESCO will award the film that best reflects the Gandhi ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence, a prestigious Gandhi Medal and Certificate.

This competition section has eight films including ‘Allama’. The other films that will compete in this section are ‘A Real Vermeer’, ‘Beluga’, ‘Cold of Kalandar’, ‘Exiled’, ‘Harmonia’, ‘The Apology’ and ‘The Family: Dementia’.

‘Allama’ is a film about the metaphysician, a son of a temple dancer who embarks on a quest for knowledge and answers to his four core sentiments, yearning, and obsession – Maddales, failures and self-realisation. When he evolves and becomes 'Prabhu', a master of monotheistic and non-dualistic philosopher, he begins to question many core values in his ideal world where he can foresee violence and advises people to find solace and departs on his final journey to become one with nature and a true spirit.