Care of Footpath

Care of Footpath
DVD cover
Directed byKishan Shrikanth
Screenplay byJogi
Udayamarakini
Story byKishan Shrikanth
Produced byShylaja Shrikanth
StarringKishan Shrikanth
CinematographyP. Mathew Rajan
Edited byB. S. Kemparaju
Lakshman Reddy
Music byRavi Dattatreya
Background score: Srivathsa
Production
company
Kiran Movie Makers
Release date
  • 24 November 2006 (2006-11-24)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹80 lakh (equivalent to ₹2.6 crore or US$310,000 in 2023)
Box office₹26.8 million (equivalent to ₹86 million or US$1.0 million in 2023)

C/o Footpath (or Care of Footpath) is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Master Kishan, who also stars in the film.[1][2] It was directed by the world's then-youngest film director, Guinness Record Holder Kishan Shrikanth.[1] Shrikanth has since been surpassed as the world's youngest director by Saugat Bista, the 7-year-old director of Love You Baba.

The film was released in 2006 with a running time of 135 minutes.[2] It received the Best Children's Film Award at the 54th National Film Awards.[3]

It was dubbed into other Indian languages including Hindi, Oriya, Malayalam, Bengali, and Tamil as well as English.[4][5] A sequel titled Care of Footpath 2 was released in 2015.

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

Production

C/o Footpath had a budget of 20 million rupees (about $450,000).[1] The shoot lasted for 55 days, over a period of 5–6 months.[7] Filming took place in Mumbai.[7]

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com wrote that "The bottom line: Care Of Footpath is certainly much better than the predictable Kannada films that are released every week".[6] Reviewing the Tamil dubbed version titled Sadhanai in 2007, Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "it's commendable that Kishen has managed to give a warm, feel good film with a clear, socially relevant message".[5]

Awards

Totals
Awards won 4
Nominations 0 + N/A

54th National Film Awards:

Karnataka State Film Awards:

SICA (South India Cinematographers Association Awards):

References

  1. ^ a b c "Film director, 10, calls the shots". London, UK: BBC. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b "RELEASE - C/O FOOTPATH". London, UK: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  3. ^ "54th National Film Awards, 2006" (PDF).
  4. ^ Sumati (31 July 2010). "Care Of Footpath". The Caravan. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e Mannath, Malini (5 February 2007). "Sadhanai". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e Vijayasarathy, R. G. (23 November 2006). "This 10 year old's film is worth a watch". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b Supriya, Sharon (November 2007). "Interview of Kishan Shrikanth - World's Youngest Film Director". One India. India: Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Karnataka State Film Awards 2005-06". viggy.com.
  9. ^ "SICA (South India Cinematographers Association Awards)". cinematographers-southindia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.