Berlinale Title ‘Members of the Problematic Family’ to Open Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (EXCLUSIVE)
Tamil-language drama “Members of the Problematic Family” will have its Australian premiere as the opening night film of the 2026 Indian Film Festival of...
Key points
- Tamil-language drama “Members of the Problematic Family” will have its Australian premiere as the opening night film of the 2026 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), following the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year.
- Gowtham and lead actor Karuththadayan will travel to Melbourne for the opening night celebrations and the film’s Australian premiere.
- “Members of the Problematic Family” is also nominated in the festival’s IFFM Awards jury competition, in the best indie film and best director categories.
- “’Members of the Problematic Family’ is a deeply personal story that examines grief, family and the complexities that exist within every community,” Gowtham said.
What happened
Tamil-language drama “Members of the Problematic Family” will have its Australian premiere as the opening night film of the 2026 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), following the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. Gowtham and lead actor Karuththadayan will travel to Melbourne for the opening night celebrations and the film’s Australian premiere. “Members of the Problematic Family” is also nominated in the festival’s IFFM Awards jury competition, in the best indie film and best director categories. “’Members of the Problematic Family’ is a deeply personal story that examines grief, family and the complexities that exist within every community,” Gowtham said. “It is an honor for the film to open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne following its premiere at Berlinale. IFFM has become one of the most important platforms for Indian cinema internationally, and I am excited to share our film with Australian audiences alongside our wonderful cast.” “IFFM has always celebrated the extraordinary diversity of Indian cinema by bringing together stories from every corner of the country and every language,” festival director Mitu Bhowmick Lange added.