Road - a symbol of centralised power

''Where Germany ends,'' said Hitler, ''the potholes can begin''

The Road
10 min; Tamil with English subtitles; 2008; documentary
Camera, Editing and Direction: Amudhan R.P.
Produced by Marupakkam

Who owns a road? the state? the toll gate? the fast moving heavy vehicles? the cyclists? the pedestrian? the bullock carts? Or the villager whose land robbed for the construction of road? Or the ones who are crushed to death every day? This short documentary is an inquiry into the making of highway.