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AAYKAE

A rich wife with an insatiable appetite for intimacy at the epicenter has a self-pitying, lamenting & helpless husband along with 3 other men; as the cornerstones in this story set within a single bedroom.

A routine nighttime encounter between the married couple takes bizarre turns; to reach an unexpected end! What will the fateful night be a witness to?

Exploring the expanse of socio-cultural conditioning skewed against women via the STRONG SUBTEXT of SEXUAL INDEPENDENCE & FREEDOM OF CHOICE; defies the confines of a single bedroom.

Where and how does the title gain relevance amidst the kinky activities in this story? Watch to realize how unknown voices tell a story about an often-neglected topic with deeper meanings forming the undercurrent of the theme!

  • Charles Kanickaraj
    Director
  • Kiran R Hemmige
    Director
  • Kiran R Hemmige
    Writer
  • Charles Kanickaraj
    Producer
  • Sahana Gowda
    Key Cast
  • Vineeth Raj Menon
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    KANNADA
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 25, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    2,421 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Kannada
  • Shooting Format:
    Red
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Charles Kanickaraj, Kiran R Hemmige

CHARLES KANICKARAJ

Born and raised in Bangalore, Karnataka. Started film career as an artist co-ordinator with Charulatha. Eventually started working as an Assistant director and as Associate Director with well known Director Dayal Padmanabhan for the following Kannada movies- TOSS, AA KARALA RATHRI, PUTA 109, THRAYAMBAKAM, RAGANAYAKI.
I have performed significant roles in the films AA KARALA RATHRI, THRAYAMBAKAM, and OMBATTHANE DIKKU. In addition I have also worked in OMBATTHANE DIKKU as a cashier.
AAYAKE's first time producer and director.

KIRAN R HEMMIGE

Started the career in the Kannada film industry by wording a short story (RANGANAYAKI - Vol 1: Virginity) for acclaimed director Dayal Padmanabhan
Apart from being in the writing department, worked as an Assistant Director when RANGANAYAKI was make as a full length feature film and as a First Assistant Director on his next film OMBATTHANE DIKKU
As an independent dialogue writer, got a break through a Kannada web series titled POLICE FILE and 5 other short stories - all of which are currently streaming on TALKIES APP
Have also penned dialogues for an untitled & unfilmed project for actor Harish Raj
Executed a music video titled KRANTI GEETHE as a promotional project for the Kannada movie KRANTI, available on A2 ENTERTAINMENT YouTube channel
Being a film reviewer, a couple of articles have been published by Deccan Herald (Telugu movie MAJOR) and The News Minute (Kannada movie BAJARANGI 2)
Currently, associated with director Gururaj Kulkarni (AMRUTH APARTMENTS) in both the writing as well as the direction team for an untitled production that is underway

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