Malayalam Cinema Today
Apple Plants / ആപ്പിൾച്ചെടികൾ
India
Directors: Gagan Dev
Director's bio
Gagan Dev (born on May 25th 2000) is an Indian filmmaker based in Kochi, Kerala. He started making films at the age of 15, and has made over 14 short films which won various awards at regional and national level festivals in India. He has worked in numerous short films often as a screenwriter and creative director. 'Apple Chedikal', (transl. 'Apple Plants' ) (2023) is his feature film debut. He co-founded Coconut Talkies, an artists collective that aims at creating films to explore the unique vision of independent thinking and aesthetics. His notable works are : Alicinte Albhuthalokam (Alice's Wonderland) (2019) A series of events which spurred when a woman called Alice lost her teeth. For Amose (2020) After his father in law's demise, Raju approaches Arun to write a eulogy for him. And they said (2021) A filmmaker is invited to an Actor's house who is keenly interested in his story. And they talk about what happened to their lives. Love in Varapuzha (2022) A filmmaker seeking actors for his film meets an artist and a boy selling black tickets.
Gagan Dev (born on May 25th 2000) is an Indian filmmaker based in Kochi, Kerala. He started making films at the age of 15, and has made over 14 short films which won various awards at regional and national level festivals in India. He has worked in numerous short films often as a screenwriter and creative director. 'Apple Chedikal', (transl. 'Apple Plants' ) (2023) is his feature film debut. He co-founded Coconut Talkies, an artists collective that aims at creating films to explore the unique vision of independent thinking and aesthetics. His notable works are : Alicinte Albhuthalokam (Alice's Wonderland) (2019) A series of events which spurred when a woman called Alice lost her teeth. For Amose (2020) After his father in law's demise, Raju approaches Arun to write a eulogy for him. And they said (2021) A filmmaker is invited to an Actor's house who is keenly interested in his story. And they talk about what happened to their lives. Love in Varapuzha (2022) A filmmaker seeking actors for his film meets an artist and a boy selling black tickets.
Synopsis
Unemployed guests constantly pour into Jane's house, mistaking her for the previous tenant, a mystery man. Jane, though unemployed, lives her innocent life, with brief dreams and quiet hopes for her future. Her friend Suleiman, though bankrupt, lives his dynamic life around his fantasies and plans for the future. When the landlord's daughter, the Princess, demands rent from Jane, the unemployed, things are to change forever.Details of Cast
Shruthin Vasanth (Supporting Actor - Punk Band Member 3), Sangeeth (Supporting Actor - Punk Band Member 1), Rohan Muraleedharan (Supporting Actor - Punk Band Member 2), Jesse Deepak (Supporting Actor - Goon), Yara Naisam (Narrator - Narrator), Raju Ponnurunni (Supporting Actor - Maharaj), Haniya Nafisa (Leading Actress - Jane), Arshed Iqbal (Leading Actor - Suleiman), Dhanuraj C (Supporting Actor - Lavender Brother 2), Anishma Anilkumar (Supporting Actress - Landlord’s Daughter), Kenshin (Supporting Actor - Young Man), Reyan Shameer (Supporting Actor - Lavender Brother 1 )Details of Crew
Gino George (Art Director), Dhanuraj C (Art Director), Aslam Seju (Cinematographer), Sidharth Satheesh (Music), Oru Dude (Editor), Arjun R Mohan (Sound Designer ), Joyal James (Sound Designer ), Reyan Shameer (Other), Arjun R Mohan (Sound Recordist), Sangeeth (Other), Rohan Muraleedharan (Other), Ajith Jenson (Other), Shruthin Vasanth (Other), Aditya JR (Other), Ruth Joseph (Other), Ashwaghosh Vaidya (Sound)Producer Details
Gagan DevWriter Details
Gagan DevStills
Films in this category
2022
The play
2022
0.BABY
2023
Scheherazade
2023
Valassai Paravakal
2023
The Core
2023
Five First Dates
2022
Inheritance
Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Homage (11)
- World Cinema (62)
- Country Focus (6)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (8)
- Restored Classics (3)
- Opening Film (1)
- Special Screening (1)
- Spirit of Cinema (3)
- Labyrinths of Conscience - Retrospective of Krzysztof Zanussi (6)
- Masterminds (11)
- The Female Gaze (8)
- Signatures In Motion (3)
- World Within World Without - Mrinal Sen Retrospective (5)
- Decolonizing The Mind (6)
- Mapping Power and Space - Latin American Cinema (5)
- Midnight Cinema (2)
About Us
Site last reviewed and updated on 08-02-2024 04:45:21
The site is best viewed using latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge or equivalent browsers with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 or higher
This is the official web portal of IFFK and the portal is designed and developed by C-DIT
Copyrights @ Kerala State Chalachitra Academy