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| Directed by | Kishan Shrikanth
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| Produced by | Shylaja Shrikanth |
| Starring | Kishan Shrikanth |
| Cinematography | P. Mathew Rajan |
| Edited by | B. S. Kemparaju Lakshman Reddy |
| Music by | Ravi Dattatreya Background score: Srivathsa
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
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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 Record Holder Kishan Shrikanth.[1] 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.[1][2] It was dubbed into other Indian languages including Hindi, Oriya, Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil (as Sadhanai)[3][1] as well as English.
C/o Footpath had a budget of 20 million rupees (about $450,000).[1] The shoot lasted for 55 days, over a period of 5–6 months.[4] Filming took place in Mumbai.[4]
The film was released in 2006 with a running time of 135 minutes.[2] It received the Best Children's Film Award at the 54th National Film Awards.[5]
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
- Master Kishan[6] as Slummu
- 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[6] Guest Appearance
Awards
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- Best Child Actor - Kishan Shrikanth[7]
- Special Award [7]
SICA (South India Cinematographers Association Awards):
- Special Jury Award (for directing & acting) - Kishan Shrikanth[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Film director, 10, calls the shots(24 January 2006). Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 RELEASE - C/O FOOTPATH. British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ↑ Archived copy. chennaionline.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Interview of Kishan Shrikanth - World's Youngest Film Director. One India(November 2007). Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ↑ 54th National Film Awards, 2006.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CAST - C/O FOOTPATH. British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Karnataka State Film Awards 2005-06. viggy.com.
- ↑ SICA (South India Cinematographers Association Awards). cinematographers-southindia.com.