Kundapura (film)
Kunthapura (Malayalam:കുന്താപുര; English: Kunthapura) is a 2012 Indian period drama film written and directed by Joe Eshwar. Indian National Award winning actor Charu Hassan, State Award winning actor Anu Hassan, Malayalam actors Biyon and Priya Lal, star with British actors Suzanne Roche Victor Ptak and Lawrence Larkin in the lead roles.
Structured on the point of view of three individuals, Krishnappa Narasimha Shashtri, an old Indian freedom fighter. Gowri Iyer, an Indian Journalist and Emma Hall, a British banker. The film is set in 1920s in colonial India and revolves around the lives of three groups of people, the peasants from a village called 'Kunthapura', the freedom fighters of the princley state of Mysore and a group of archeologists commissioned to do an excavation in the village of Kunthapura. The film shot in India and England is due for release in 2013.
Crew/ Cast List: Producers - P.C Jacob Panathara, Steson Stephen Muprapallil. Banner - Liverpool Film Society. Distributors - Windscreens Pvt. Ltd. Executive Producer - Danimol George. Writer & Director - Joe Eshwar. DOP - Navas Ismael. Cinematographer (UK) - Julieann O' Malley. Editor - Pradeep. Consultant Editor - Ajith Acharya. Art Director - Ravi Kalliyam ( India) Steson Stephen (UK) Music - Vimal T.K Lyrics: Georgy John Costumes: K.K ( India), Nicola Lulham (UK) Sound Recordists: Mike Moran (UK), Srikanth Rajappan, Arun Seenu ( India) Project Consultant: Thomas Mathew Production controller: Biju Kadavoor ( Indian Schedule ) Production Controller: Faith Watkins ( UK Schedule) Choreographer: Sony Gomes
Cast: 'Bharat' Charu Hassan. Biyon. Anu Hassan. Priyaa Lal. Jubil Rajan P Dev. Suzanne Roche. Victor Ptak. Lawrence Larkin. Master Mishal.
Shot on location Liverpool, New Brighton, Lancashire ( England). Pollachi, (Tamil Nadu) Shravana Belagola, Mysore, Kanakapura, Srirangapatna ( Karnataka) Uzhavoor & Thodupuzha, Kerala.