Care of Footpath
| Care of Footpath | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Kishan Shrikanth |
| Produced by | Shylaja Shrikanth |
| Written by | Udaya Marakkini, Jogi and Mysore Harish[1] |
| Based on | A short story by Kishan Shrikanth |
| Starring | Kishan Shrikanth |
| Music by | Ravi Dattatreya |
| Studio | Kiran Movie Makers |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget |
 2 crore (US$320,000) |
| Box office |
2.68 crore (US$430,000)(450,000) |
C/o Footpath (or Care of Footpath) is the first film produced by the Kiran Movie Makers of Bangalore, India. It was directed by the world’s youngest film director, Guinness Record Holder Kishan Shrikanth.[2]
This film was originally shot in the Kannada language.[2][3] It was dubbed into other Indian languages including Hindi, Oriya, Malayalam, Bengali and Tamil[2] as well as English.
The film had a budget of 20 million rupees (about $450,000).[2] The shoot lasted for 55 days in total, over a period of 5–6 months.[4] Filming took place in Mumbai.[4]
The film was released in 2006 with a running time of 135 minutes.[3] It received the Best Children's Film Award at the 54th National Film Awards.[5]
Synopsis
An orphan slum boy is adopted by an old lady who finds him on a footpath. He lives with her in the slums, where he makes a living picking up rags. Some school students call him an uneducated brute, which gives him the impetus to get educated. The story tells how he battles the odds of his circumstances to get an education.
Cast
- Master Kishan[6]
- Jackie Shroff[6]
- Saurabh Shukla[6]
- Tara[6]
- B. Jayashree[6]
- Mukya Mantri Chandru[6]
- Suresh Heblikar[6]
- Ambarish[6]
- Dipti Abhilasha[6]
- Sudeep[6]
Credits
- Director: Master Kishan[7]
- Producer: Shylaja Shrikanth[7]
- Story: Master Kishan[7]
- Screenplay: Vagdevi (writer) and Master Kishan[7]
- Dialogue: Mysore Harish[7]
- Director of Photography: Mathew Rajan[7]
- Editor: Lakshman Reddy[7]
- Art Director: Hosmane Murthy[7]
- Costumes: Prabhu Raj[7]
- Music: Ravi Dattatreya[7]
Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards
- Best Child Actor - Kishan Shrikanth [8]
- Special Award (Costume) for this movie [8]
References
- ↑ Vijayasarathy, R G (November 13, 2006). "10-year-old director gets Guinness nod". Rediff. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Film director, 10, calls the shots". London, UK: BBC. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "RELEASE - C/O FOOTPATH". London, UK: British Film Institute. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Supriya, Sharon (November 2007). "Interview of Kishan Shrikanth - World's Youngest Film Director". One India (India: Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd.). Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ↑ "54th National Film Awards, 2006".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 "CAST - C/O FOOTPATH". London, UK: British Film Institute. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 "CREDITS - C/O FOOTPATH". London, UK: British Film Institute. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Karnataka State Film Awards 2005-06". viggy.com.
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