Manjadikuru

the behind-the-scenes journey of the film

How it started…

In a long room with sloping roofs, in London, I wrote the first words on a second hand laptop. Very much the struggling student dreaming big.

From there a few years later, our first production office – a tiny room, in a corner of our apartment in Mumbai.  A desk. Two chairs. A new laptop. Plain walls but for an inspirational note, my father’s picture and a poster of the film I wanted to make! A big window with a lovely 10th floor view to let in the fresh air and the dreams.

So what would we call ourselves?
“Little Films” seemed appropriate 🙂

A few months later, we are in the same tiny room. The same desk with more laptops. Files start to build up. Walls plastered with reference notes and pictures. More importantly, the first member of our team Arvind Ashok Kumar joins. Like they say, the first follower transforms the lone nut – into a leader. So here we were, two nuts on either side of the same desk 🙂

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6 thoughts on “How it started…

  1. Hey, My name's Ken and I came across the story about the red seeds as I was looking up what they were called.I am an artist who makes many things and one of the things I make are pendants. Close to where I live in Mumbai is a zoo in which I found these red seeds years ago. I was then fascinated with them and had a few kept away. I recently used them in pendants and then when looking up info on the seed found you blog. I have used the Kerala story on my website and also linked your blog for the rest of the stories. My website is http://soulmantra.wetpaint.com

    Cheers!!
    Ken

  2. how passionate u rrrrrrrrrr……..
    love is flowing through your soul………
    still it needs to be gone
    out
    and it needs to fill up the world…
    whatever you do with your soul……..
    …..

    is blessed with the grace of almighty GOD with HIS MAJESTIC LOVE……
    it will surely lead u to destinations
    UNKNOWN……….
    persons anonymous…….
    and also to those INNOCENT MINDS WHO
    R searching for a touch with CARE……
    WHICH can make a DEW DROP TO FALL ON
    those HEARTS sorrowing in grief….
    you will do it B'coz you R
    having THE LOVE that can survive the oceans and land masses with its enchanting power……………
    ……..
    SPREAD LOVE and LOVE only
    through your works……..
    ella bhavukangalum nerunnu……

    snehapoorvam oru anujan
    alen

  3. across the table getting ready to be hit by an avalanche of 150 people who were to break the nuts to get the ripe out!!! It was quite a circular journey, we started two across then a wave of people and then back to two again. Only difference was, it wasn't two sides of a table now but looking towards the same direction (i mean the edit table);-)

  4. Manjadikuru on said:

    Well said Arvind! 🙂

  5. Anonymous on said:

    Thankfully some bloggers can still write. Thank you for this article.

  6. for making this cute beautiful story how beautiful your thoughts would be….being a average malayalee it was a wonderful and blessed experience to see this film…I travelled threw boys mind and experienced every single moments in the film….I am sure everyone had…looking forwards to see your other films…may be because I expected so much I didn’t like Ustad hotel that much …there is lot of beautiful moments but…….Anyway I am become a fan of you..Be like this..

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