The film is shot...

Plenty has happened since my last post on the blog and I am not too sure about where I should begin... like a line in my script i guess i can say that there were plenty stories as we made this film but finally like old roots they have all merged and meshed together and become one. The film is shot and we're weaving it together now in postproduction.

Lucky red seeds meant something to me before this journey began but I know that more people have gotten entangled in that magical web. Most importantly four children who stepped into our small raft and held on tight right through the whole ride. These were the stars of our film. Our dearest Vicky, Kannan, Roja & Manikutty. Their real names are Sidharth, Rijosh, Vyjayanthi and Aarti but they chose to forget that during our two months together.

We stepped into our main location Kunnathveedu to discover that there were no Manjadikuru trees there but that will no longer be true... as our Assistant Art Director Prasad pointed out- "in five years time, there will be Manjadikuru trees all over this 9 acre plot!". Reason being that we has a six year old heroine carry pocketfuls of them with her everyday to shoot. She'd return to us only to say that she wanted more because her pockets were now empty. She probably doesnt know the good that she has done, as those seeds grow their own roots.