IN early 2020, when Arun Karthick’s critically acclaimed Tamil film Nasir was making waves at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR), FTII-trained sound designer Nithin Lukose was in the midst of the shoot of his directorial debut, Paka: River of Blood, in his hometown in Kerala’s Wayanad district.
A year and eight months later, Paka: River of Blood premiered at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival. . .