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
Official poster
Directed byDr. Biju
Written byDr. Biju
Produced bySophia Paul
StarringIndrajith Sukumaran
Rima Kallingal
Prakash Bare
Indrans
Irshad
Krishnan Balakrishnan
Gopan karunagapally
Jayachandran kadambanad
CinematographyM. J. Radhakrishnan
Production
company
Release dates
  • September 2016 (2016-09) (Montreal Film Festival)
  • 25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Kaadu Pookkunna Neram premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2016.

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Release edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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

References edit

  1. ^ "The law of the jungle". The Hindu. 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Home".
  3. ^ James, Anu (7 September 2016). "'Kaadu Pookkunna Neram' to be screened as only Indian movie at Eurasia Film Festival".

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