Private Project

Lacchavva

Lacchavva, A single mother from a remote village in north Karnataka moves to Bangalore city to stay with her son. It's her son's roommate's birthday. In the pursuit of buying him his favorite sweet, she gets lost in the streets of the city.

  • jai shankar
    Director
    Narasimaihan Phylum
  • jai shankar
    Writer
    Narasimaihan Phylum
  • Rishab Shetty
    Producer
    kirik party
  • Paravva
    Key Cast
    "Lacchavva"
    thithi
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    drama, travel, lostandfound, migration, family
  • Runtime:
    26 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 3, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Kannada
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - jai shankar

Jai Shankar is an actor, writer, producer, and director Based in Bangalore. Jai is best known for his work Kannmare, a Kannada short film which has won few short films awards in Bangalore. His Second short film ‘Narasimaiahan Phylum’ won few regional awards and National awards.
Jai Admires the work of Lee Chang Dong, Kim Ki Duk. Realistic style is Jai’s Signature style of movie making.

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Director Statement

Lacchavva was inspired by an unfortunate true incident when I was not able to help a lost woman who dint had any information about her whereabouts in the city she recently moved in.