Care of Footpath

2006 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Care of Footpath

C/o Footpath (or Care of Footpath) is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Master Kishan, who also stars in the film.[1][2] It was directed by the world's then-youngest film director, Guinness Record Holder Kishan Shrikanth.[1] Shrikanth has since been surpassed as the world's youngest director by Saugat Bista, the 7-year-old director of Love You Baba.

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Care of Footpath
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Directed byKishan Shrikanth
Screenplay byJogi
Udayamarakini
Story byKishan Shrikanth
Produced byShylaja Shrikanth
StarringKishan Shrikanth
CinematographyP. Mathew Rajan
Edited byB. S. Kemparaju
Lakshman Reddy
Music byRavi Dattatreya
Background score: Srivathsa
Production
company
Kiran Movie Makers
Release date
  • 24 November 2006 (2006-11-24)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget80 lakh (equivalent to 2.6 crore or US$300,000 in 2023)
Box office26.8 million (equivalent to 86 million or US$1.0 million in 2023)
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The film was released in 2006 with a running time of 135 minutes.[2] It received the Best Children's Film Award at the 54th National Film Awards.[3]

It was dubbed into other Indian languages including Hindi, Oriya, Malayalam, Bengali, and Tamil as well as English.[4][5] A sequel titled Care of Footpath 2 was released in 2015.

Synopsis

An orphan slum boy is adopted by an old lady who finds him on a footpath. He lives with her in the slums, where he makes a living picking up rags. Some school students call him an uneducated brute, which gives him the impetus to get educated. The story tells how he battles the odds of his circumstances to get an education.

Cast

Production

C/o Footpath had a budget of 20 million rupees (about $450,000).[1] The shoot lasted for 55 days, over a period of 5–6 months.[7] Filming took place in Mumbai.[7]

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com wrote that "The bottom line: Care Of Footpath is certainly much better than the predictable Kannada films that are released every week".[6] Reviewing the Tamil dubbed version titled Sadhanai in 2007, Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "it's commendable that Kishen has managed to give a warm, feel good film with a clear, socially relevant message".[5] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu reviewing Tamil dubbed version, wrote "It is really a commendable job that nine-year old Kishan has done directing Sadhanai, full-length feature film. The simple story touches one's heart and one cannot help getting involved with the characters".[8]

Awards

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54th National Film Awards:

Karnataka State Film Awards:

SICA (South India Cinematographers Association Awards):

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