Paka (River of Blood)

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Paka (The River of Blood)
Directed by Nithin Lukose
Written by Nithin Lukose
Produced byRaj Rachakonda
Anurag Kashyap
Starring
  • Basil Paulose
  • Vinitha Koshy
  • Nithin George
  • Abhilash Nair
  • Athul John
  • Jose Kizhakkkan
  • Joseph Manikkal
CinematographySrikanth Kabothu
Edited byArunima Shankar
Music byFaizal Ahamed
Production
company
Studio 99
Distributed byStudio 99
Release date
  • September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)(TIFF)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Paka (River of Blood) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam language drama film written and directed by Nithin Lukose. [1] [2] The film stars Basil Paulose in lead role while Vinitha Koshy, Nithin George, Abhilash Nair, Jose Kizhakkkan, Athul John, Joseph Manikkal and Mariyakkutty are in supporting roles. The film is produced by Raj Rachakonda and Anurag Kashyap. The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in Discovery Section. [3] It is also selected in the Red Sea International Film Festival as Part of Competition section- 2021. [4] [5] [6]

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Premise

A couple in patriarchal rural Kerala decides to put an end to the cycle of vengeance by the banks of a river that has more blood in it than water. The bloodthirsty river bears witness to everything.

Production and release

The principal photography of the film was completed in February 2021 and post production works has done in the time of Covid -19 pandemic. The film got selected and premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Discovery Section.

Cast

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References

  1. Philip, Susan Joe (2 March 2021). "Filmmaker Nithin Lukose on 'Paka:The River of Blood'". The Hindu.
  2. "Breaking with tradition: Nithin Lukose on the journey of his film Paka: The River of Blood". Cinema Express .
  3. Lal, Niharika. "FTII alumni Nithin Lukose's debut feature Paka to be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival - Times of India". The Times of India .
  4. "Arjun Kapoor congratulates the entire team of 'Paka' for its selection for the International Film Festival - Times of India". The Times of India .
  5. "Paka movie |'പക' റെഡ് സീ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ചലച്ചിത്ര മേളയിലേക്ക്; ആശംസയുമായി അര്‍ജുന്‍ കപൂർ".
  6. "ജിദ്ദ ചലച്ചിത്രോത്സവത്തിൽ ഏക ഇന്ത്യൻ സംവിധായക സാന്നിധ്യമായി നിതിൻ ലൂക്കോസ്, പക ഇന്ന് പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കും". 9 December 2021.