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'''''Children of Mini-Japan''''' ''(Kutty Japanin Kuzhandaigal)'' is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[documentary film]] directed by [[Chalam Bennurkar]] and released in 1990..
'''''Children of Mini-Japan''''' ''(Kutty Japanin Kuzhandaigal)'' is a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[documentary film]] directed by [[Chalam Bennurkar]] and released in 1990.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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'''1991 [[Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival]] ([[Japan]])'''  
'''1991 [[Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival]] ([[Japan]])'''  
* Won - Citizens' Prize - '''Children of Mini-Japan''' - [[Chalam Bennurkar]]
* Won - Citizens' Prize - '''Children of Mini-Japan''' - [[Chalam Bennurkar]]
* Won - Prize for Encouragement - '''Children of Mini-Japan''' - [[Chalam Bennurkur]]
* Won - Prize for Encouragement - '''Children of Mini-Japan''' - [[Chalam Bennurkar]]


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 16:14, 16 June 2021

Children of Mini-Japan
Directed byChalam Bennurkar
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Children of Mini-Japan (Kutty Japanin Kuzhandaigal) is a Tamil documentary film directed by Chalam Bennurkar and released in 1990.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film focuses on the plight of young poverty-stricken children working in Sivakasi in the late 1980s, and the Government's neglect of them. The children worked in factories famed for producing fireworks and matches. The film takes its name from the nickname of Sivakasi, (Mini-Japan), a name given to the town for its high technology and business standards.

Awards[edit | edit source]

The film has won the following awards since its release:

1991 International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (Germany)

1991 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (Japan)

External links[edit | edit source]