Deepak Rai Panaje

“The film IEL is essentially a social commentary, with a generous serving of humour. However, certainly not slapstick but the kind of humour the viewer has to derive himself with its own set of idiosyncrasies. My attempt is to represent serious topics in the garb of comedy, which makes them more digestible"

Shiva and Hari, two friends who are polar opposites in demeanour, are the terror in Mangaladevi. What happens when ego, ambition and jealousy creeps in between their strong friendship?

A once famous, obliviously religious Hindu Yakshagana artist loses the highly coveted role of a Hindu deity to a Catholic priest, forcing him to confront his alter ego and grapple with his dogmatic faith in a surreal and enigmatic world.