Vartul ( Circle )

Damu(10year old boy) , leaves his home to buy Jagarry .On the way he meets his friend Manya . They stop at a Bioscopewallah. Damu realizes that he is not having enough money and he decides to earn some quick money . After the game Damu goes to the shop . But he walk back with tearful eyes………

  • Santosh Ram
    Director
  • Santosh Ram
    Writer
  • Ramchandra Pundlikrao Marewad
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2009
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Marathi
  • Shooting Format:
    35mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Fourth International Short Film Festival of India 2010, Chennai (India).
    Chennai
    India
    Best Film
  • 2nd International Film Festival Nagpur 2011
    Nagpur
    India
    Best Film
  • The Best Director Award at Pune Short Film Festival 2011 (India)
    Pune
    India
    The Best Director Award
  • Best Cinematography Award at Bengal Web Fair Short & Documentary Film Festival 2013 , Kolkata (India)
    Kolkata
    India
    Best Cinematography Award
  • Best Film Award at 6th Goa Marathi Film Festival 2013
    Goa
    India
    The Best Film
  • Best Children Film at Malabar Short Film Festival 2013

    India
    The Best Children Film
  • Best Child Actor at Lakecity International Short Film Festival 2013, Bhopal (India )
    Bhopal
    India
    The Best Child Actor Award
  • Appreciation Award for Excellence in Film making at Kanyakumari International Film Festival 2013 , Kanyakumari (India)
    Kanyakumari
    India
    Appreciation Award for Excellence in Film making
  • Jury Special Mention Award at Navi Mumbai International Film Festival 2014 (India)
    Navi Mumbai
    Jury Special Mention Award
  • Best Actor Award at 2nd Darbhanga International Film Festival 2014 (India)

    Best Actor Award
  • Best Cinematographer Award at 2nd Darbhanga International Film Festival 2014 (India)
    Darbhanga
    India
    Best Cinematographer Award
  • Best Short Film Award at Barshi Short Film Festival 2014 (India).
    Barshi
    India
    Best Short Film Award
  • Best Short Film Award at 1st Maharashtra Short Film Festival 2014 (India) .

    India
    Best Short Film Award
  • 2nd Nashik International Film Festival 2009, Nashik, India
    Nashik
    India
    Official Selection
  • Third Eye 8th Asian Film Festival 2009, Mumbai, India
    Mumbai
    India
    Official Selection
  • 11th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival 2009, New Delhi, India
    Delhi
    India
    Official Selection
  • 7th Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival, Kolkata, India
    kolkata
    India
    Official Selection
  • 8th Pune International Film Festival 2010, Pune, India
  • 2nd Jaipur International Film Festival 2010,Jaipur, India
  • 9th International Social Communication Cinema Conference 2010, Kolkata, India
  • The Fourth National Short And Documentary Film Festival 2010, Karimnagar A.P., India
  • ViBGYOR International Film Festival 2010, Thrissur, Kerla, India
  • Kala Ghoda Arts Film Festival 2010, Mumbai (India)
  • 2nd CMS International Children’s Film Festival (6–12 April 2010), Lucknow, India
  • 2nd Thendhisai International Short Film Festival of Madurai 2010, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Third Eye 2nd Asian Film Festival 2010, Kolhapur, India
  • 12th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2010 (opening film)
  • Ankur Film Festival 2010, Nashik, India
  • Fourth International Short Film Festival of India 2010, Chennai, India
  • 3rd International Documentary and Short Film Festival Of Kerala, 2010, India
  • SCRIPT International Short Film Festival 2011, Kochi, India
  • 2nd International Film Festival Nagpur 2011, Nagpur, India 20.
  • 1st Guwahati International Short Film Festival, 2011 Guwahati (India)
  • Pune Short Film Festival 2011 (India )
  • Pu La Utsav 2011 Pune (India)
  • International Short Film Festival 2011, Bhubaneswar, India
  • Gujarat International Short Film Festival 2011, Surat, India
  • 5th Chinh India Kids Film Festival 2011, New Delhi, India
  • Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-2012, Greater Noida, India.
  • FFSI Short & Documentary Film Festival 2012 Kolkata (India ).
  • 4th Lahore International Children’s Film Festival 2012 (Pakistan ).
  • Jagran Film Festival 2012 (India )
  • IGNITE Short Film Festival 2013, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh .India
  • 6th Filmsaaz, International film festival of short films and documentaries 2013.(India ).
  • Tinsukia Orange Film Festival 2013
  • ICONOCLAST-2013 National short film festival Mumbai (India )
  • 6th Goa Marathi Film Festival 2013 (India)
  • The Art Factory : Sunday Flix, A new independent film series 2013 Paterson, NJ (USA)
  • Malabar Short Film Festival 2013, Calicat (India)
  • International Film Festival Of Kanyakumari 2013 (India)
  • No Gloss Film Festival 2013, Leeds, UK .
  • Lakecity International Short Film Festival 2013 (India)
  • South Texas Underground Film Festival 2013, Texas (USA)
  • Free Spirit Film Festival 2013, McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh (India )
  • 17th Toranto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2013 (Canada)
  • The 9th Annual Free Spirit Film Festival 2013, McLeod Ganj ( India )
  • Midnapore International Film Festival 2013, West Bengal
  • 4th International Random Film Festival 2013, Garpenberg (Sweden )
  • 2nd Shaan-e-awadh International Film Festival 2013 Lucknow, India.
  • Navi Mumbai International Film Festival 2014 Navi Mumbai, India
  • 9th Children's India International Children's Film Festival 2014, Bangalore (India)
  • Darbhanga International Film Festival 2014, Darbhanga (India)
  • Barshi Short Film Festival 2014 (India).
  • Warnanagar Short Film Festival 2014 (India )
  • 5th National Show of Independent Cinema "Otros Cines", San Nicolas (Argentina) 2014
  • 1st Maharashtra Short Film Festival 2014 (India)
  • 1st Goa Short Film Festival 2014 (India).
Distribution Information
  • Vivek Chitra Production
    Country: India
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Santosh Ram

Santosh Ram born in the historical town of Udgir, Maharashtra. He is an Award Winning Filmmaker From India. He has done his Post Graduation in English Literature. He developed an appreciation for cinema while studying Literature.
His Debut Short Film Vartul (Circle) travelled to over Fifty-Six Film Festivals across the world including 11th Osian’s Cine fan Film Festival, New Delhi (India), International Documentary and Short Film Festival Of Kerala and 17th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Canada), Winning Thirteen Awards.
Galli (Short) (2015)- Selection in over Twelve Film Festivals across the world.
Prashna (Question) is Officially Selected to over Nineteen Film Festivals across the world winning Twelve Awards .
He is one of the Curators For 11th Vibgyor Film Festival 2016 Thirussur (India).

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