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{{Infobox film
| name = Care of Footpath
| image = Care of Footpath.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Kishan Shrikanth]]
| producer = Shylaja Shrikanth
| screenplay = Jogi<br />Udayamarakini
| story = [[Kishan Shrikanth]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Kishan Shrikanth]]
| music = Ravi Dattatreya <br />Background score: [[Srivathsa]]
| cinematography = P. Mathew Rajan
| editing = B. S. Kemparaju<br />Lakshman Reddy
| studio = Kiran Movie Makers
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|11|24}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Kannada]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|80|l|year=2006}}
| gross = {{INRConvert|26.8|m|year=2006}}
}}
'''''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 then-youngest film director, [[Guinness World Records|Guinness Record Holder]] [[Kishan Shrikanth]].<ref name="bbc-shots">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4644222.stm|title=Film director, 10, calls the shots|date=24 January 2006|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=13 October 2009|location=London, UK}}</ref> Shrikanth has since been surpassed as the world's youngest director by [[Saugat Bista]], the 7-year-old director of [[Love You Baba]].

It was originally shot in the [[Kannada]] language.<ref name="bbc-shots"/><ref name="bfi-release">{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/838055?view=release|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017131619/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/838055?view=release|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2012|title=RELEASE - C/O FOOTPATH|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=13 October 2009|location=London, UK}}</ref> It was dubbed into other Indian languages including [[Hindi]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]], [[Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (as ''Sadhanai'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2007/002sadhanai.asp |title=Archived copy |website=chennaionline.com |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011073033/http://chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2007/002sadhanai.asp |archive-date=11 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bbc-shots"/> as well as English.

''C/o Footpath'' had a budget of 20 million [[rupees]] (about $450,000).<ref name="bbc-shots"/> The shoot lasted for 55 days, over a period of 5–6 months.<ref name="oi-interview">{{cite news |url=http://living.oneindia.in/celebrity/celebrity-interviews/kishanyoungestdirector.html |title=Interview of Kishan Shrikanth - World's Youngest Film Director |last=Supriya |first=Sharon |date=November 2007 |work=[[Oneindia.in|One India]] |publisher=[[Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd.]] |access-date=13 October 2009 |location=India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212132521/http://living.oneindia.in/celebrity/celebrity-interviews/kishanyoungestdirector.html |archive-date=12 February 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> Filming took place in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="oi-interview"/>

The film was released in 2006 with a running time of 135 minutes.<ref name="bfi-release"/> It received the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film Award]] at the [[54th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2008/jun/54th_nfa.pdf|title=54th National Film Awards, 2006}}</ref>

==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 ==
* [[Kishan Shrikanth|Master Kishan]]<ref name="bfi-cast">{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c985401|title=CAST - C/O FOOTPATH|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=13 October 2009|location=London, UK}}</ref> as Slummu
* [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]] as Saraswati Teacher
*[[B. Jayashree]] as Slummu's care taking mother
* [[Saurabh Shukla]]
*[[Mukhyamantri Chandru]]
*[[Sudeep]] as Shankar in a Guest Appearance
* [[Jackie Shroff]]<ref name="bfi-cast"/> Guest Appearance

==Awards==
{| class="infobox" style="width: 22.7em; text-align: left; font-size: 85%; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #eef;"
|-
| colspan="3" |
{| class="collapsible collapsed" width="100%"
! colspan="3" style="background-color: #d9e8ff; text-align: center;" | Awards and nominations
|- style="background-color:#d9e8ff; text-align:center;"
!style="vertical-align: middle;" | Award
| style="background:#cceecc; font-size:8pt;" width="60px" | Wins
| style="background:#eecccc; font-size:8pt;" width="60px" | Nominations
|-
|align="center"|
;[[National Film Awards]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|0}}
|-
|align="center"|
;[[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
|{{won|2}}
|{{nom|0}}
|-
|align="center"|
;SICA (South India Cinematographers Association Awards)
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|N/A}}
|}
|- style="background-color:#d9e8ff"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | '''Totals'''
|-
| {{won|Awards won}}
| colspan="2" width=50 {{won|4}}
|-
| {{nom|Nominations}}
| colspan="2" width=50 {{nom|0 + N/A}}
|}
'''[[54th National Film Awards]]:'''
* [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]

'''[[Karnataka State Film Awards]]:'''
* Best Child Actor - [[Kishan Shrikanth]]<ref name="KSFAW"/>
* Special Award <ref name="KSFAW">{{cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_state_award05_06.asp|title=Karnataka State Film Awards 2005-06|publisher=viggy.com}}</ref>

'''SICA (South India Cinematographers Association Awards):'''
* Special Jury Award (for directing & acting) - [[Kishan Shrikanth]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematographers-southindia.com/kannada_awards.php?start=10&id=2006 |title=SICA (South India Cinematographers Association Awards) |publisher=cinematographers-southindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073120/http://cinematographers-southindia.com/kannada_awards.php?start=10&id=2006 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3019716|Care of Footpath}}

{{National Film Award Best Children's Film}}

[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian children's films]]
[[Category:2000s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Best Children's Film National Film Award winners]]

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