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Two Indian entries are making a splash at the 74th Berlinale: P S Vinothraj’s ‘Kottukaali’ (The Adamant Girl) featuring Soori Muthuchamy and Anna Ben, and Raam Reddy’s ‘The Fable’ starring Manoj Bajpayee.