Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi (Malayalam: കാഴ്ച ചലച്ചിത്ര വേദി or English: Kazhcha Film Forum) is a film collective in Kerala state, India. It started in the year 2001 at Neyyattinkara thaluk in Thiruvananthapuram district as a collective effort of young film lovers. The aim of the Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi is to make films with artistic value with the contribution from the society. It has produced three short films with the ideology of ‘people’s cinema’. In the year 2013 the film society has been registered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary,Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955.
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Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi has produced its first-ever movie "Wonder World" with the finance chipped in by film lovers. "Wonderworld" was scripted and directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, Camera was handled by Sunny Joseph and the film was edited by Beena Paul. It was exhibited in the competition section of International Video film Festival (IVFest 2003). In the year 2008 Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi has produced another short movie "Parole" which has gained attention as the first ever movie came out from Malayalam Bloggers community.
In 2012 It has produced its third short movie Frog, which has participated in many international Short film festivals and awarded best telefilm in the Kerala state television awards 2012 instituted by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. It has also received award for best back ground music and a special jury mention for acting.
Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi is currently making a feature film named Oraalppokkam with crowd sourcing. Noted Indo-English Poet and activist Meena Kandasamy and noted Producer-Actor Prakash Bare, young Bangali film director Bikrajit Gupta are playing the lead role.