Poorna: Courage Has No Limit
| Poorna | |
|---|---|
| Hindi | पूर्णा |
| Directed by | Rahul Bose |
| Produced by |
Amit Patni Rahul Bose |
| Written by |
Prashant Pandey Shreya Dev Verma |
| Based on | Malavath Purna |
| Starring |
Aditi Inamdar S. Maria Harsha Vardhan Rahul Bose |
| Music by | Salim–Sulaiman |
| Cinematography | Subhransu Das |
| Edited by | Manan Mehta |
Production company |
PVR Pictures Rahul Bose Productions |
| Distributed by | AA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 min |
| Country | India |
| Language |
Hindi English Telugu |
Poorna is a 2017 Indian Hindi language biographical adventure film directed by Rahul Bose. The film stars himself with Aditi Inamdar as Malavath Poorna, the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest. The film released in India on March 31, 2017 to positive reviews.[2][3] The film was screened at the 2017 Palm Springs International Film Festival where it got nominated on the festival's list of "30 Best Feature Films".[4]
Plot
Poorna Malavath (Aditi Inamdar) belongs to a Telugu speaking tribal family in Pakala, Nizamabad district in the Telangana state of India. Her parents (mother Lakshmi and father Devidas) are farm laborers. She joins the State Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society for her education. Her talent is spotted by the un-corrupt secretary of the Society Dr. R. S. Praveen Kumar (Rahul Bose). The chief minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy (Harsha Vardhan) authorizes her for Operation Everest along with a Dalit mountaineer, Sandhanapalli Anand Kumar (Manoj Kumar). In preparation for climbing Mount Everest headed by Coach Shekhar Babu (Gyanendra Tripathi) and Colonel Khan (Arif Zakaria), she treks to mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling. On 25 May 2014, Poorna scales the highest peak of Mount Everest and, aged 13 years and 11 months, becomes one of the youngest girl in the world to have reached the summit of Everest.[5]
Cast
- Aditi Inamdar as Poorna
- Rahul Bose as Dr. R. S. Praveen Kumar
- Heeba Shah as Meena Gupta
- Dhritiman Chatterjee as Alexander
- S. Mariya as Priya
- Harsha Vardhan as N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
- Gyanendra Tripathi as Shekhar Babu
- Manoj Kumar as Anand
- Dr. Rayala Harischandra as Priya's father
- Lakshmi Kola as Poorna's Mother
- Arif Zakaria as Colonel Khan
Production
Rahul Bose was initially not associated with the film until he was offered the role of Dr. Kumar. He liked the script and offered to direct and produce Poorna, raising funds in four months.[6] Adiiti Inamdar was chosen to play the titular role from a group of 109 girls. The film was shot in Pakala village over an 11-day period. Pakala is the village that the real-life Poorna grew up in.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Poorna - Palm Springs International Film Festival".
- ↑ "Poorna is an incredible story, beautifully told: Review by Sarit Ray". 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "Poorna Movie Review {4/5}: A small film that stands tall".
- ↑ Da Cunha, Uma (February 15, 2017). "2017 Brings Cheer For Indie Cinema: Is The Tide Turning?". The Citizen.
- ↑ "Biopic on Malavath Poorna set to hit the silver screen". Telangana Today. 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ "Direction more fulfilling than acting: Rahul Bose". Indian Express. February 28, 2017.
- ↑ Satija, Garima (February 22, 2017). "Everything You Need To Know About The Biopic On Poorna — The Youngest Girl To Climb Mt Everest". India Times.