Railway Children (film)
| Railway Children | |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳು |
| Directed by | Prithvi Konanur |
| Screenplay by | Prithvi Konanur |
| Starring |
Manohara K.
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| Cinematography | Eswaran Thangavel |
| Edited by | Shivkumar Swamy |
Production company |
Tin Drum Beats |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Railway Children[2] is a 2016 Indian Kannada docudrama written and directed by Prithvi Konanur. It is inspired from Rescuing Railway Children written by Lalita Iyer and Malcolm Harper that describes the lives of children that run away from their homes, live in railway stations and trains, and grow up as criminals, despite their intentions being harmless and seeking only to earn a living.[3][4]
Produced by TinDrum Beats, the film featured mostly non-actors. The plot revolves around a 12-year-old runaway who falls into the hands of a gang involved in illegal businesses.[4] Manohara K., Syed Pervez, Yash Shetty, Divya M. R., Karthik and Parimala appear in lead roles. The film premiered at the Mumbai International Film Festival in October 2016. Manohara won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist and Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Male) for his performance. The film was also named the Second Best Film at the 2016 Karnataka State Film Awards.[5]
Cast
- Mahonara K. as Jollu
- Yash Shetty as Solution
- Syed Pervez as Pappu
- Karthik as Karthik
- Parimala
- Srikanth as Railway child
- Vj Shetty as a Police inspector
- Hanumant Raju as Railway child
- Divya M. R. as Divya
- Satish Acharya
- Naresh as phone booth owner
- Pari as Raju
- Manjunath as Police Constable
- Narasappa as Jollu's father
- Akash as Railway child
- Ramesh Babua as ticket collector
- Basavaraju as beggar
- Chinnu as new recruit
- Mangala as Jollu's mother
- Jyothi as NGO worker
- Ramachandra Hosur as tea stall owner
Production
Railway Children was produced through crowdfunding by Tindrum Beats, a film production company based in Udupi.[4]
Release
The film premiered at the Jio Mami Mumbai film Festival on October 23, 2016 where it competed for the Golden Gateway award.[1] It was reported that it would also be screened at the European Film festival before releasing theatrically in India.[6]
Accolades
- National Film Award for Best Child Artist — Manohara K.
- Second Best Film — Prithvi Konanur
- Best Child Actor (Male) — Manohara K.
- Mumbai Film Festival 2016
- Nominated for Golden Gateway award
- Ecumenical Jury Special Mention
References
- 1 2 "Railway Children". Mumbai Film Festival. mumbaifilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ Lewis, Peter (15 January 2017). "Railway Children Kannada… The Producer’s Comments….". railtube.info. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ "India's Railway Children". The Pioneer. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 "‘Railway Children’ for Mumbai International Film Festival". The Hindu. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ Khajane, Muralidhara (11 April 2017). "Amaravathi scores a hat trick at State film awards". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ "4 National Awards for Kannada films". The New Indian Express. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.