Sahodaran Ayyappan is a short documentary from Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India. It depicts the life of Sahodaran Ayyappan

Sahodaran Ayyappan

Sahodaran Ayyappan was a social reformer, thinker, journalist, and politician of Kerala, India. He was one of the outspoken followers of Sree Narayana Guru.-Overview:...

 through recreated events and archival photos. Ayyappan was a social reformer and the organizer of the Sree Narayana Movement

Narayana Guru

Sri Nārāyana Guru , also known as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a Hindu saint, sadhuand social reformer of India. The Guru was born into an Ezhava family, in an era when people from backward communities like the Ezhavas faced much social injustices in the caste-ridden Kerala society...

. The film is narrated by M.K. Sanu. It is part of a series of documentaries on eminent Malayalis who contributed to the shaping of modern secular Kerala.

Sahodaran Ayyappan was screened at two film festivals; the Orma Film Festival

Orma Film Festival

Orma is a documentary video festival organized by the Kerala Information and Public Relations Department in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.-Orma 2004:The 2004 dates for the festival were 27 July - 29 July....

 and Padamudrakal Film Festival.