Kaadu Pookkunna Neram Explained
Kaadu Pookkunna Neram (English: When the Forest Bloom) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam film written and directed by Dr. Biju. The film is produced by Sophia Paul under the film production house, Weekend Blockbusters. It stars Indrajith Sukumaran as a policeman, who is sent into deep jungles to capture the chief of a radical organization, played by Rima Kallingal, but instead finds himself trapped in it.[1]
Kaadu Pookkunna Neram premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2016.
Cast
Release
Kaadu Pookkunna Neram premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2016. ON 8 September 2016, it was announced as the only Indian film to be screened at Eurasia Film Festival.[3]
Awards
- Winner Special Jury Award at Bangalore International Film Festival, India, February 2017
National Film Awards 2016 -
- Best Sound Designer : Jayadevan Chakkadeth
Kerala State Film Awards 2016 -
- Best Cinematography : MJ Radhakrishnan
- Best Location sync Sound recordist : Jayadevan Chakkadeth
- Best Sound Mixing : Pramod Thomas
- Best Sound Designer : Jayadevan Chakkadeth
- Best Colourist : Vista VFX Lab
Festivals
- Official selection. Montreal International film festival, Canada. September 2016.
- Official Selection. Main Competition section of Eurasia Film festival, Almaty, Kazakhstan. September 2016
- Official Selection. Competition section of Asia Pacific screen awards, Australia. November 2016
- Official selection, International competition section, International film festival, Kerala, December 2016
- Official selection, International competition, Arica Nativa film festival, Chile, November 2016
- Official selection, International competition, Jogja NETPAC Film festival, Indonesia, December 2016
- Official selection, Indian Panorama, International film festival of India, November 2016
- Official selection, Indian International film festival of Queensland, Australia 2017.
- Official selection, New York Indian Film Festival, USA, April 2017.
- Official selection, Indian Competition, Bangalore International Film Festival, India, February 2017.
- Official selection, ImagineIndia International film festival Madrid, Spain, April 2017.
- Official selection, Roundglass International Environmental Film Festival Bangalore, October 2017.
- Official selection, Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada, July 2017.
- Bhubaneswar Film Festival, India, February 2018
- Bangalore International Centre Film Festival, India, January 2018
Notes and References
- News: The law of the jungle. 25 August 2016. The Hindu.
- Web site: Home.
- Web site: 'Kaadu Pookkunna Neram' to be screened as only Indian movie at Eurasia Film Festival. Anu. James. 7 September 2016.