Director
duo
Jayeendra
Sharma
and
Jose
Roopakala
will
soon
direct
a
film
based
on
the
real
life
of
sister
Alphonsa,
the
first
Indian
woman
who
will
soon
be
elevated
to
sainthood
by
the
Roman
Catholic
Church.
Pope
Benedict
XVI
will
declare
Sister
Alphonsa
a
saint
at
St
Peter's
Square,
Rome
on
Sunday.
The
film
is
made
showing
a
priest
narrating
the
story
of
sister
Alphonsa
to
some
children
who
visit
the
Bharanaganom
church,
Kottayam
where
Alphonsa
was
buried
nearly
60
years
ago.
Actress
Mahima
will
don
the
lead
role.
Sister
Alphonsa
was
born
on
August
19,
1910
at
Kudamaloor
in
Kottayam
district.
Anna,
which
was
her
baptismal
name,
entered
the
convent
in
1927
and
died
on
July
28,
1946.
On
February
8,
1986,
Sister
Alphonsa
was
beatified
by
Pope
John
Paul
II
during
his
visit
to
India.
The
film
will
be
produced
under
the
banner
of
Menangot
Movies.
Script
is
by
Dr.
Saji
Kadamala.
Satheesh
Namboothiri
will
set
music
to
the
lyrics
written
by
Jose
Kishore.
V.R.
Jagannath
will
handle
the
camera.
Other
cast
members
include
T.S.
Raju,
Githa
Salam,
George
Alani,
Jose
Kutty,
Thankachan,
G.S.
Warrier,
Sona,
Maria,
Sali,
Anupoma,
Ammalu,
Anila
Santhosh,
Mallika,
Smitha
and
others.
This
film
will
be
released
in
Kerala
and
abroad.