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SULLINKAYI - fruit of lies

Subbi does not like dates. The dry fruit- dates. She is a 9 year old, enthusiastic child, living with her grandmother. She, just like everyone else has some pretty strong likes and dislikes.
She believes that Dates are secretly cockroaches!
Her grandmother, regularly packs dates for her school dabba, and Subbi, regularly throws them away, into the empty site nearby.Her lies and fear manifest into a large tree full of dates, from throwing the dates over and over again in the ground. The lies catch up to her and chase her until she comes to her senses and realises her mistake, and apologizes while crying to her grandmother.
The grandmother, realises that Subbi is not entirely at fault for lying, as it was also the grandmother's strict nature that pushed Subbi to hide ans lie. She then curates a creative solution that gets Subbi to start liking dates.

  • Medha Raghavendra Kulkarni
    Director
  • Medha Raghavendra Kulkarni
    Writer
  • Medha Raghavendra Kulkarni
    animator
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    comedy, drama
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 INR
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English, Kannada
  • Shooting Format:
    -
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - National Institute of Design
Director Biography - Medha Raghavendra Kulkarni

Medha, currently a student working her graduation project from National Institute of Design, MP. She has worked on some renowned short films with NID alumni. As she pursues her communication design degree, she practices not only animation filmmaking, but also other streams of design.

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Director Statement

"Sullinkayi" was my Design Project in my 7th semester of college. My goal was to no matter what, complete the film within just two months, and grasp what it takes to write, animate, produce an entire film, with all it's pipelines and processes, end to end.
This film is a reflection of me, the kind of films I would see myself in, with the humor that an entire family can sit down and bond over. It's a slice of life that my inner child is giving to yours.