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Kamuki

Divya, a 17 year old school girl realizes that she is pregnant from her estranged boyfriend. Disregarding her family and school obligations she sets out to find and claim him back to her life.

  • Christo Tomy
    Director
    Kanyaka(Virgin), You are Rot, Return (Madakkam), Odvojen (Apart)
  • Christo Tomy
    Writer
    anyaka(Virgin), You are Rot, Return (Madakkam), Odvojen (Apart)
  • Sreeraj R S
    Writer
  • Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
    Producer
    anyaka(Virgin), You are Rot, Return (Madakkam)
  • Krishna Padmakumar
    Key Cast
    Janaki
  • Mithun Nalini
    Key Cast
    Second Show
  • Kunjila
    Key Cast
  • Mohan Krishnan
    Key Cast
  • Thankam Mohan
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Teenage, love, pregnancy
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 5, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    17,954 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Malayalam
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 63rd National Film Awards
    Delhi
    India
    May 6, 2016
    Indian Premiere
    Golden Lotus for Best Direction
  • International Short Film and Documentary Festival of Kerala
    Trivandrum
    India
    June 13, 2016
    To be announced
  • 10th Signs Film Festival
    Kochi
    India
    September 29, 2016
    Special Jury Award, Best Malayalam Fiction Film
  • Alpavirama 2016: Asian Short & Documentary Film Festival
    Ahmedabad
    India
    Special Jury Mention
  • FEFKA Directors Union Short Film Fest 2017
    Trivandrum
    India
    Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Cinematography
  • Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles
    Los Angeles
    United States
    US Premiere
  • Zubroffka International Short Film Festival
    Białystok
    Poland
    European Premiere
  • International Film Festival Of South Asia
    Toronto
    Canada
    Canada Premiere
  • Ottawa Indian Film Festival
    Ottawa
    Canada
  • 10th Grand Off - World Independent Film Awards
    Warsaw
    Poland
  • 1st BRICS FILM Festival
    Delhi
    India
  • Ritwik Ghatak Film Festival
    Rajshahi
    Bangladesh
  • Rajshahi International Film Festival
    Rajshahi
    Bangladesh
    Bangladesh Premiere
  • Bodhisattva International Film Festival
    Patna
    India
  • Bangalore International Short Film Festival
    Bangalore
    India
  • All Lights India International Film Festival (ALIIFF)
    Hyderabad
    India
  • National Film Festival of Kerala
    Kodungallur
    India
Distribution Information
  • SRFTI
    Country: India
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Christo Tomy

Christo Tomy is a two time national award winning independent filmmaker from Kerala, India. He completed P.G diploma in Film Direction and Screenplay Writing from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata. He has won the Swarna Kamal(Golden Lotus) for the Best Direction in the Non- Feature Section for the film ‘Kamuki' (Sweetheart) at the 63rd National Film Awards. He has also won the Rajat Kamal(Silver Lotus) for the Best Debut Film of a director in the Non- Feature Section for the film ‘Kanyaka' (Virgin) at the 61st National Film Awards.


His films have also won awards at the 7th International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala, 2ndNational Students Film Awards, 4th Bangalore International Short Film Festival, 6th First Frame International Students Film Festival, Delhi and have been in competition at the International Film Festival of South Asia, Toronto (2015), 13th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, 3rd Delhi International Film Festival and the Alpavirama South Asian Short & Documentary Festival, Ahmedabad (2014). His films were screened at the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa , 1st Chennai International Short Film Festival and the Signs Video Festival, Kerala.

He has participated in the 9th International Students Film Camp in Serbia and made a documentary as part of the camp entitled 'Apart', which listed as the second best work in the TV Story category at INTERFER – International Media Festival, Apatin, Serbia(2015).

He has also assisted Adoor Gopalakrishnan on his film titled ‘Pinneyum(Once Again)’

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Director Statement

It was during the troubled ending of my relationship that I began to think about how even after a break-up, the past continue to haunt us. Also, I remember seeing many school girls sharing intimate moments with their boyfriends during my visits to the different parks in Kolkata. Most of these teenagers are adventurous in the matters of love but extremely vulnerable. And it is mostly girls who will be judged harshly for their deeds. In my film ‘Kamuki’ I have tried to explore these aspects of relationships in contemporary times through a 17 year old girl, Divya who belongs to a conservative Malayali family struggling to survive in the city of Kolkata.