Kalimannu
Kalimannu is a Malayalam drama film written and directed by Blessy and starring Swetha Menon in the lead role and Biju Menon, Suhasini in Major Supporting roles. Inspired by the Puranic story of Abhimanyu and his mother Subhadra, the film portrays the relationship of the protagonist with her baby, before and after it is born. Swetha Menons reallife delivery was shot live on camera for the film.The film is dubbed in Telugu as Malle Teega and released in more number of theatres.
The story of Kalimannu came into Blessys mind during a trip to Dubai after completing Pranayam 2011. During his travel, a radiant thought flew in his mind, that of a baby in the womb talking to its mother. And the frame initiated the spark for a film that unfolds the relationship between a mother and her baby in the womb.Nondefinite scripting pattern was used for the film. Principal photography started even before the completion of scripting and casting. In order to cover various stages of pregnancy, the film was shot in different schedules, beginning in the first week of August. The film was shot for many months, throughout Swethas pregnancy. Swethas delivery was filmed in late September from a hospital in Mumbai where she was admitted. The crew stayed in the hospital for nearly a week and a footage lasting for twenty minutes was shot from the delivery room. Swethas husband, Blessy and two cinematographers for the film were present in the labour room after prior permission, with three cameras placed in the delivery room to capture the moment. It was for the first time that an Indian film used the footages of a natural childbirth. ........
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