Care of Footpath

C/o Footpath (or Care of Footpath) is the first film produced by the Kiran Movie Makers of Bangalore, India. It was directed by the world’s youngest film director, Guinness Record Holder Kishan Shrikanth.

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• Synopsis
• Cast
• Credits
• Awards
• References

It was originally shot in the Kannada language. It was dubbed into other Indian languages including Hindi, Oriya, Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil as well as English.

C/o Footpath had a budget of 20 million rupees (about $450,000). The shoot lasted for 55 days, over a period of 5–6 months. Filming took place in Mumbai.

The film was released in 2006 with a running time of 135 minutes. It received the Best Children's Film Award at the 54th National Film Awards.

Synopsis

An orphan slum boy is adopted by an old lady who finds him on a footpath. He lives with her in the slums, where he makes a living picking up rags. Some school students call him an uneducated brute, which gives him the impetus to get educated. The story tells how he battles the odds of his circumstances to get an education.

Cast

Master Kishan

Jackie Shroff

Credits

Director: Master Kishan

Producer: Shylaja Shrikanth

Story: Master Kishan

Screenplay: Vagdevi (writer) and Master Kishan

Dialogue: Mysore Harish

Director of Photography: Mathew Rajan

Editor: Lakshman Reddy

Art Director: Hosmane Murthy

Costumes: Prabhu Raj

Music: Ravi Dattatreya

Awards

54th National Film Awards:

Best Children's Film

Karnataka State Film Awards:

Best Child Actor - Kishan Shrikanth

Special Award (Costume)

SICA (South India Cinematographers Association Awards):

Special Jury Award (for directing & acting) - Kishan Shrikanth