KAR BHALAA

2013 -
Award-winning Film
- 14 Minutes 42 Seconds

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Synopsis

‘Kar Bhalaa’ (Tamil title – Nanmai Sei) is a bilingual (Hindi-Tamil) multi-award winning social short film written and directed by Biswanath Rath and is based on a true story (in Chennai).

Till date, the film has received 4 Awards and recognition in 44 International Film Festivals. The film is currently streaming on the following VOD/OTT Platforms.

List of Awards

(1) 2nd Best Short Film Award in ‘Yuva Nirman Short Film Festival, Ahmednagar’ – 2014
(2) Best Direction Award in ‘Srishti Short Film festival, Bhubaneswar (Odisha)’ -2015
(3) Short Film of the Month ‘October 2017’ Award in ‘ShortFundly Online Film Festival (2017)’
(4) Honorable Mention in ‘Cinemaking International Film Award, Dhaka’ (2020)

List of Film Festivals

(1) Yuva Nirman Short Film Festival, Ahmednagar (2014)
(2) Srishti Short Film Festival, Bhubaneswar (2015)
(3) Delhi Short International Film Festival, Delhi (2013)
(4) 7 Continent Film Festival, Online (2013)
(5) Delhi International Film Festival, Delhi (2013)
(6) Siliguri International Short & Documentary Film Festival, Siliguri (2014)
(7) Script Short International Film Festival, Kochi (2014)
(8) Jaipur International Film Festival, Jaipur (2014)
(9) FilmSaaz International Film Festival, Aligarh (2014)
(10) IIT Bombay Film Festival, Mumbai (2014)
(11) Nashik International Film Festival, Nashik (2014)
(12) Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai
(13) Monsoon Asia Film Festival, Taiwan (2015)
(14) Visionaria Film Festival, Italy (2015)
(15) Goldensun Short Film Festival, Italy (2016)
(16) Wiper Film Festival, New York (2016)
(17) Ozark Shorts Film Festival, USA (2016)
(18) Creative International Open Film Festival, Bangladesh (2016)
(19) CMS International Children’s Film Festival, Lucknow (2016)
(20) Cine Phone Film Festival, Spain (2016)
(21) Nassau Film Festival, New Jersey (2016) – Only short film from India to get screened
(22) Second Asia International Youth Short-Film Exhibition, Beijing (2016)
(23) Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth, New Delhi (2016)
(24) Roselle Park Loves Shorts Film Festival, New Jersey (2016)
(25) Indie Wise International Film Festival, Florida (2017)
(26) PIPA Film Festival, Brazil (2017)
(27) Children’s International Film Festival, North Carolina (2017)
(28) Global Short Film Awards, New York (2017)
(29) Caribbean Film Festival & Market, USA (2017)
(30) Ahuja International Film Festival, Nigeria (2017)
(31) Cardiff International Film Festival, UK (2017)
(32) Shortfundly ShortFilm of the Month October 2017
(33) Best of India Short Film Festival, USA (2018) – Semi-Finalist
(34) China Microfilm Micro-Video, Beijing (2017)
(35) Grand IndieWise Convention, Florida (2017)
(36) San Mauro Film Festival, Italy (2018)
(37) Marin County International Festival of Short Film & Video, California (2018)
(38) Flicks Fiesta 2018, Malaysia (2018)
(39) ShortFundly Online Film Festival (2017) – Winner of Short Film of the Month Award-Oct 2017
(40) Inshort Film Festival, Nigeria (2018)
(41) Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards, Mumbai (2019)
(42) MoziMotion International Film Festival, Netherlands (2019)
(43) 9th International Children’s Film Festival, Bangladesh (2014)
(44) Cinemaking International Film Award, Dhaka (2020)

TRAILER OF: KAR BHALAA

INITIAL RELEASE : 2013
DIRECTOR : BISWANATH RATH
PRODUCER : ARCHANA RATH & BISWANATH RATH
LANGUAGE : Hindi, Tamil
BASED ON : A True Story in Chennai
AWARD : (1) 2nd Best Short Film Award in ‘Yuva Nirman Short Film Festival, Ahmednagar’ – 2014 (2) Best Direction Award in ‘Srishti Short Film festival, Bhubaneswar (Odisha)’ -2015 (3) Short Film of the Month ‘October 2017’ Award in ‘ShortFundly Online Film Festival (2017)’ (4) Honorable Mention in ‘Cinemaking International Film Award, Dhaka’ (2020)
CAST : CHITRANJAN KAUL, VISHNU PADMANABHAN