Pada

Pada is a gripping political thriller based on the true 1996 incident where four activists from the Ayyankali Pada held the Palakkad District Collector hostage for nine hours. Their radical act was a desperate attempt to protest the dilution of tribal land rights by the Kerala government's amendment to the Scheduled Tribes Act. The film masterfully captures the tense negotiations between the protestors and the state administration, shedding light on the systemic marginalization of indigenous communities and the "political empathy gap" that persists decades later. Pada - official trailer Watch Pada on Amazon Prime Video