Kalimannu (2013)
22 Aug 2013 ● Malayalam ● 2 hrs 0 mins
The story of Kalimannu was born from a concept of a baby in the womb talking to its mother using footage shot live for many months through Swetha Menon’s pregnancy.
Inspired by the Puranic story of Abhimanyu and his mother Subhadra, the director portrays the journey of exploration in the relationship between a mother and a child before and after it is born.
Cast: Biju Menon, Shwetha Menon
Crew: Blessy (Director), Satheesh Kurup (Director of Photography), M Jayachandran (Music Director)
Rating: U/A (India)
Release Dates: 22 Aug 2013 (India)
Malayalam Name: കളിമന്നു
Did you know? For the delivery scene, the crew stayed back in the hospital for nearly a week and footage for over twenty minutes was shot from the delivery room. With prior permission and three cameras placed in the delivery room; Swetha's husband, Blessy and two cinematographers were present to capture the moment. Read More
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as Shyam
as Meera
Special Appearance
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
Direction
Director
Writers
Story Writer
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Lyricist
Art
Art Director
Costume and Wardrobe
Costume Designer
Editorial
Editor
Makeup and Hair
Makeup Artist
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Malayalam
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1, 2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed into: Malletheega (Telugu)
Trivia:
This is the first Indian movie to use footages of natural childbirth. In order to cover various stages of pregnancy, the movie was shot in different schedules throughout Swetha Menon’s pregnancy.
For the delivery scene, the crew stayed back in the hospital for nearly a week and footage for over twenty minutes was shot from the delivery room. With prior permission and three cameras placed in the delivery room; Swetha's husband, Blessy and two cinematographers were present to capture the moment.
For the delivery scene, the crew stayed back in the hospital for nearly a week and footage for over twenty minutes was shot from the delivery room. With prior permission and three cameras placed in the delivery room; Swetha's husband, Blessy and two cinematographers were present to capture the moment.
