Kalimannu by Manorama Music

‘Kalimannu’ is produced by Thomas Thiruvalla under the banner of Cherummuttadathu Films.

Kalimannu is an upcoming Malayalam drama film written and directed by Blessy and starring Swetha Menon and Biju Menon in the lead role. Inspired by the Puranic story of Abhimanyu and his mother Subhadra, the film portrays the relationship of the protagonist with her baby, before and after it is born. Swetha Menon's delivery was shot live on camera for the film.

The story of Kalimannu came into Blessy's mind during a trip to Dubai after completing Pranayam (2011). On his travel, a radiant thought flew in his mind, that of a baby in the womb talking to its mother. And the frame initiated the spark for a film that unfolds the relationship between a mother and her baby in the womb.

Non-definite scripting pattern was used for the film. Principal photography started even before the completion of scripting and casting. In order to cover various stages of pregnancy, the film was shot in different schedules, beginning on August first week.2012 . The film was shot for many months, throughout Swetha's pregnancy. Swetha's delivery was filmed in 2012 September from a hospital in Mumbai where she was admitted. The crew stayed in the hospital for nearly a week and a footage lasting for twenty minutes was shot from the delivery room. Swetha's husband, Blessy and two cinematographers for the film were present in the labour room after prior permission, with three cameras placed in the delivery room to capture the moment. It was for the first time an Indian film used the footages of a natural childbirth.

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