Kaakka (film)

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Kaakka - The Crow
Malayalam കാക്ക
Directed byAju Ajeesh
Written byAju Ajeesh
Shinoj Eenikkal
Gopika K Das
StarringLakshmika Sajeevan
Satish Ambadi
Ganga Surendran
Sreela Nalledam
Vipin Neel
CinematographyTony Lloyd Aruja
Edited byAju Ajeesh
Music byAbin Sagar
Production
companies
Vellithira Productions
9 am Shibu K Moideen Productions
NNG Films
Distributed byNeestream
Release date
  • 14 April 2021 (2021-04-14)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹3 lakhs [1]

Kaakka is a 2021 Malayalam-language Indian short film directed by Aju Ajeesh, starring Lakshmika Sajeevan in lead role, with Satish Ambadi, Ganga Surendran, Sreela Nalledam and Vipin Neel in supporting roles. The film released on 14 April 2021 with positive reviews, [2] [3] [4] [5] through Neestream had 6.1 million views, a rarity in Malayalam short film industry. [6]

Contents

Summary

Kaakka emphasize the inner beauty of a person that makes her beautiful, and not about what is seen outside, her physical appearance, but beyond that makes life beautiful. [4]

Cast

Production

Vellithira, a WhatsApp group [3] formed in 2016 decided to venture into film production, but their plan was derailed due to Kerala floods first and later due to Covid lockdown. [1] Finally in November 2020, the crew completed the shooting in a single schedule. [7] On 28 February 2021, Tony Lloyd Aruja, the cinematographer of the film died in an accident, as his bike skidded and his head hitting the divider. [8] [9] [10]

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