Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani? (English Title: The Forsaken) | |
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Directed by | Jiju Antony |
Produced by | Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi |
Written by | Jiju Antony |
Starring | Sanal Aman Rajshri Deshpande Kalyanee Mulay Shwetha Padda Akanksha Gade Sudeep Modak Anil Mani Amit Singh Rohan Singh Yash Bhosle Adnan Khan |
Music by | Basil Joseph |
Cinematography | Prathap Joseph |
Edited by | Sanal Kumar Sasidharan |
Running time
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81 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Marathi, Hindi, English |
Budget | 25Lakhs |
Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani? (English Title: The Forsaken) is a multilingual film written and directed by Jiju Antony. It is the second feature film produced by Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi in association with Niv Art Movies through crowd funding. The film is totally shot in the city of Mumbai using Guerrilla filmmaking techniques. The title is taken from Matthew 27:46.
Jail authorities take Prashant, a Mumbai taxi driver punished on brutal rape and murder charges, to the gallows. An innocent boy next door became a devil.. Who is to bear the brunt of the blame-game? A dysfunctional society?..Or could it be the mindles churning out of gender stereotypes by a parochial world?
Eli Eli Lama Sabchthani? is jointly produced by Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi and Niv Art Movies. The production fund is raised through crowd funding campaigns by Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi. Bollywood actress Rajshri Deshpande, Sanal Aman, known for his candid performance in the film Unto The Dusk are the leads in the film. Sandeep Kurissery and Jiji Joseph who are the Kerala State Film Award winners for best location sound recording are doing sound recording.Sanal Kumar Sasidharan who's an award winning director is the editor of the film.