Distant Teardrop

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Distant Teardrop
Directed byPadmakumar Narasimhamurthy
Written byPadmakumar Narasimhamurthy
Produced byKaran Arora
Nishant Kaushik
Satish Kaushik
CinematographyPadmakumar Narasimhamurthy
Edited bySanyukta Kaza
Music byK Krishna Kumar
Production
company
Picture Thoughts Production
Distributed byThe Sathish Kaushik Entertainment
Release date
  • 18 April 2024 (2024-04-18)
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]

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75% of the filming has been filmed in Sri Lanka, and remaining were shot in England and Russia. [6]

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  2. Colours, Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy, Director of a Billion Colour Story, Says Idealism and Positivity Manifest in a Spectrum of (14 December 2017). "Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy's film sprinkles colours of hope". The Hindu via www.thehindu.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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