Ligy J. Pullappally was born in Kerala, South
India, and grew up in Chicago. She began directing at the age of 13,
when she wrote, directed, produced and acted in her first stage play.
She would later receive recognition from the Chicago Young Playwrite's
Festival for her first full-length stage play.
She put a pause on her writing/directing habits when she went to law
school in Chicago. She was a trial lawyer in Chicago for seven years.
Most recently, she acted as Litigation Director of an agency serving
the needs of abused women. In addition, Ligy served as Vice President
of the Indian American Bar Association of Chicago, and as an Executive
Board member of Apna Ghar, a social service organization offering
assistance to South Asian domestic violence victims.
Ligy's first short film arrived upon graduating from law school. A
second short film followed shortly thereafter. Then, in August of
2002, Ligy received the Sunshine Peace Award, a national award recognizing
her work in law and women's issues. The following month, Ligy embarked
on the making of her feature film, Sancharram. Sancharram is rooted
in Ligy's second short film, "Uli." That film's back story
was about two girls in love in rural Kerala and the tragedy that transpired
when they were forcibly separated from one another. |
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