Distant Teardrop | |
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Directed by | Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy |
Written by | Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy |
Produced by | Karan Arora Nishant Kaushik Satish Kaushik |
Cinematography | Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy |
Edited by | Sanyukta Kaza |
Music by | K Krishna Kumar |
Production company | Picture Thoughts Production |
Distributed by | The Sathish Kaushik Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Countries | India Sri Lanka |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | $600,000 (estd.) |
Distant Teardrop [1] is a 2019 Indian drama film written and directed by Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy [2] and produced by Satish Kaushik under the banner of The Satish Kaushik Entertainment. The film stars Sri Lankan actor Ravindra Randeniya and Indian actor Arjun Chidambaram in lead roles. [3] At the heart of the story is the Tamil-Sinhala conflict. It could be a metaphor for the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Hindu-Muslim conflict in India, the Black and White conflict in America, another father and son tale, is preparing its Indian release. [4] The film premiered in late 2019. [5]
75% of the filming has been filmed in Sri Lanka, and remaining were shot in England and Russia. [6]
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