Prarambha
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Prarambha is a 2007 Kannada
short film directed by Santosh Sivan
and funded by Bill Gates foundation. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Skandha and B. Saroja Devi
in the lead roles.
The movie premiered at Toronto International Film Festival
in 2007.
The movie screened for the first time in India on 1 December 2007 at 38th International Film Festival of India
.
's noble project AIDS Jaago (AIDS Awake), a series of four short films, Prarambha (directed by Santosh Sivan
, Migration (directed by Mira Nair
), Positive
(directed by Farhan Akhtar
) and Blood Brothers
(directed by Vishal Bharadwaj) in a joint initiative of Mira Nair
's Mirabai Films
, voluntary organisations Avahan and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
with a view of generating awareness about HIV/AIDS. The film was made for Richard Gere
’s AIDS foundation. The film was entirely shot on location in and around Mysore.
The film is directed by Santosh Sivan, is about a truck driver (Prabhu Deva) who helps a boy (Skandha) in his quest for the person who gave him birth, and then helps get him reinstated in school, from which he had been dismissed for also being HIV-positive. Prabhu Deva, the male protagonist
, plays the role of a truck driver in the film.
), who left him upon discovering that she was HIV positive.
The next scene involves a call-girl (played by Ramya
) trying to approach Puttaswamy, but he declines her invitation and says he has stopped indulging these days. Meanwhile, she gets troubled by a thug (Sadhu Kokila
), a pimp who demands money from her. When Puttaswamy tries to stop the thug, he gets thrashed by him. Suddenly a cop (Jai Jagdeesh) arrives at the place and harasses Puttaswamy for the happenings. Kittu saves him by pretending Puttaswamy is his dad, so Puttaswamy agrees to help the boy find his home. Later, he takes the boy to his home. He discovers that the lady in the house (Chitra Shenoy) is not Kittu's mother, and learns from her that Kittu's mother has been admitted to hospital. Immediately he rushes to the hospital. It turns out the mother is dying of AIDS and doesn't want to face her son.
Kittu refuses to go back home and school, because he was dismissed from his school.
Puttaswamy takes the boy to the house of his grandmother (Jayanthi
) and promises that he will take back the boy to his school, But he finds that the school will not admit him back because the boy has contracted HIV from his parents. The Headmistress (B. Saroja Devi
) tells some ignorant parents fear it may spread to their children, but she promises to the boy that she will try to take him back.
The school administrators organize an awareness program and educate parents about HIV. Puttaswamy campaigns among parents to change their perceptions, until the school takes the boy back. The story ends when Kittu gets re-admitted to the school.
Cinema of Karnataka
The cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...
short film directed by Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan is an Indian cinematographer, film director, and producer who has worked in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi cinema....
and funded by Bill Gates foundation. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Skandha and B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress. She is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award and has acted in Kannada,Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies.She is referred to as Abinaya Saraswathi by Tamil film industry and as Kannadathu Paingili by Kannada Film Industry.She ruled the roost for more than three...
in the lead roles.
The movie premiered at Toronto International Film Festival
2007 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2007 Toronto International Film Festival was a 32nd annual film festival held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It ran from September 6, 2007 to September 15, 2007. The lineup consisted of 349 films from 55 countries, selected from 4156 submissions...
in 2007.
The movie screened for the first time in India on 1 December 2007 at 38th International Film Festival of India
International Film Festival of India
The International Film Festival of India , founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually in the beach town of Goa, in the Western Coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excellence of...
.
Overview
The film was a part of Mira NairMira Nair
Mira Nair is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! , won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination...
's noble project AIDS Jaago (AIDS Awake), a series of four short films, Prarambha (directed by Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan is an Indian cinematographer, film director, and producer who has worked in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi cinema....
, Migration (directed by Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Mira Nair is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! , won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination...
), Positive
Positive (film)
Positive is a 2007, Hindi short film directed by Farhan Akhtar, and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidwani under their Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. banner...
(directed by Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar is an Indian filmmaker, script writer, actor, playback singer, lyricist, film producer in Hindi cinema and a television host.His directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi...
) and Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers (short film)
Blood Brothers is a short film on HIV-AIDS directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. The film, written by Matthew Robbins, is one of the short films made on HIV AIDS on behalf of the Bill Gates foundation....
(directed by Vishal Bharadwaj) in a joint initiative of Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Mira Nair is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! , won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination...
's Mirabai Films
Mirabai Films
Mirabai Films is a film production company founded by director Mira Nair.- Select Filmography :-External links:*...
, voluntary organisations Avahan and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family"...
with a view of generating awareness about HIV/AIDS. The film was made for Richard Gere
Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a starring role in Days of Heaven. He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol...
’s AIDS foundation. The film was entirely shot on location in and around Mysore.
The film is directed by Santosh Sivan, is about a truck driver (Prabhu Deva) who helps a boy (Skandha) in his quest for the person who gave him birth, and then helps get him reinstated in school, from which he had been dismissed for also being HIV-positive. Prabhu Deva, the male protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
, plays the role of a truck driver in the film.
Plot
The story of the film begins when Puttaswamy(Prabhu Deva), a truck driver, arrives at his place in Mysore. Puttaswamy discovers a little boy Kittu (Skandha) in the back of his truck. Kittu is on a journey to find his mother (Anu PrabhakarAnu Prabhakar
Anu Prabhakar is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films is from Mangalore.-Early life:Anu Prabhakar is the daughter of M. V. Prabhakar and dubbing artist and actress Gayathri Prabhakar.She is married to Krishna Kumar, son of veteran actress Jayanthi...
), who left him upon discovering that she was HIV positive.
The next scene involves a call-girl (played by Ramya
Ramya
Divya Spandana , known by her stage name Ramya , is an Indian film actress, who predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Tamil and Telugu films....
) trying to approach Puttaswamy, but he declines her invitation and says he has stopped indulging these days. Meanwhile, she gets troubled by a thug (Sadhu Kokila
Sadhu Kokila
Sadhu Kokila also known as Kokila Sadhu his original name is "Sahaya Sheelan / Sagaya Sheelan", is an Indian actor, film and music director in the Kannada film industry. As an actor, he performs mainly comedy roles. He has acted in movies such as Sshh, Rakta Kanneeru, which he also directed, and...
), a pimp who demands money from her. When Puttaswamy tries to stop the thug, he gets thrashed by him. Suddenly a cop (Jai Jagdeesh) arrives at the place and harasses Puttaswamy for the happenings. Kittu saves him by pretending Puttaswamy is his dad, so Puttaswamy agrees to help the boy find his home. Later, he takes the boy to his home. He discovers that the lady in the house (Chitra Shenoy) is not Kittu's mother, and learns from her that Kittu's mother has been admitted to hospital. Immediately he rushes to the hospital. It turns out the mother is dying of AIDS and doesn't want to face her son.
Kittu refuses to go back home and school, because he was dismissed from his school.
Puttaswamy takes the boy to the house of his grandmother (Jayanthi
Jayanthi (actress)
Jayanthi is an Indian actress. She has appeared in over 500 films, including films in the Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi languages. In Kannada movies, she was honored with the title Abhinaya Sharade....
) and promises that he will take back the boy to his school, But he finds that the school will not admit him back because the boy has contracted HIV from his parents. The Headmistress (B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress. She is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award and has acted in Kannada,Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies.She is referred to as Abinaya Saraswathi by Tamil film industry and as Kannadathu Paingili by Kannada Film Industry.She ruled the roost for more than three...
) tells some ignorant parents fear it may spread to their children, but she promises to the boy that she will try to take him back.
The school administrators organize an awareness program and educate parents about HIV. Puttaswamy campaigns among parents to change their perceptions, until the school takes the boy back. The story ends when Kittu gets re-admitted to the school.
Cast
- Prabhu Deva - Puttaswamy Gowda (Truck Driver)
- B. Saroja DeviB. Saroja DeviB. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress. She is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award and has acted in Kannada,Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies.She is referred to as Abinaya Saraswathi by Tamil film industry and as Kannadathu Paingili by Kannada Film Industry.She ruled the roost for more than three...
- School Principal - Skandha - Kittu
- JayanthiJayanthi (actress)Jayanthi is an Indian actress. She has appeared in over 500 films, including films in the Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi languages. In Kannada movies, she was honored with the title Abhinaya Sharade....
- Grandmother - Anu PrabhakarAnu PrabhakarAnu Prabhakar is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films is from Mangalore.-Early life:Anu Prabhakar is the daughter of M. V. Prabhakar and dubbing artist and actress Gayathri Prabhakar.She is married to Krishna Kumar, son of veteran actress Jayanthi...
- Mother - RamyaRamyaDivya Spandana , known by her stage name Ramya , is an Indian film actress, who predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Tamil and Telugu films....
- Sex Worker - Sadhu KokilaSadhu KokilaSadhu Kokila also known as Kokila Sadhu his original name is "Sahaya Sheelan / Sagaya Sheelan", is an Indian actor, film and music director in the Kannada film industry. As an actor, he performs mainly comedy roles. He has acted in movies such as Sshh, Rakta Kanneeru, which he also directed, and...
- Gunda - Jai Jagdeesh - Policeman
- Chitra Shenoy - Lady at House
- Avni Jairam - Little Girl
- Lata - Patient
- Nagaratna - Parent
- Pandu - Lawyer
- Savitha - Nurse
- N. G. Usha - Teacher
Crew
- Director of Photography : Santosh SivanSantosh SivanSantosh Sivan is an Indian cinematographer, film director, and producer who has worked in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi cinema....
- line producer : Milind Vereker
- Associate Producer : Mubina Rattonsey
- Story & Screenplay : Mubina Rattonsey, Ritesh Menon, K. M. Kamal
- Production Designer : Sunil Babu
- Sound designer : Rajakrishnan
- Costume designer : Umesh Kottur
- Art Direction : Biju Kumar
- Assistant Directors :Ritesh Menon, Renju Mitra, Mubina Rattonsey
- Production Supervisor : Manoj Pillai
External links
- Aids Jaago Official website
- Watch Prarambha online at Jaman.comJamanJaman is a company that offers view on demand of media on the internet. It allows viewing on a variety of platforms via a downloadable P2P client. It specializes in foreign films...