A SHORT TRIP SARKEET THAMAR MON KARUVANTA VALAPPIL

  • INDIA

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  • MALAYALAM

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  • 2025

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  • 125 mins

Far from the comfort of home, Balu and Stephy struggle to hold their lives together in a foreign land. Along with demanding jobs-memotional distance, and the relentless energy of their young son Jappu, who lives with ADHD, turn everyday routines into quiet battles. Their fragile balance is further unsettled when Ameer, a desperate job seeker on the brink of collapse, enters their world by chance. What begins as an accidental meeting slowly becomes a shared space of empathy, exhaustion, and unspoken understanding. Over the course of a single, emotionally charged day, suppressed frustrations surface and difficult choices loom. In the chaos of ordinary moments, small gestures reveal quiet kindness, exposing how brief encounters can leave lasting imprints on wounded lives

"ಪರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಲು ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಟೆಫಿ ಕಠಿಣ ಕೆಲಸಗಳು, ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ದೂರತೆ ಮತ್ತು ADHD ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಮಗ ಜಪ್ಪುವಿನ ಸವಾಲುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಬದುಕು ಸಾಗಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅವರ ನಾಜೂಕಾದ ಸಮತೋಲನಕ್ಕೆ ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅಮೀರ್ ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಒಂದೇ ದಿನದ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಘಟನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮೌನ ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಣ್ಣ ಸೌಹಾರ್ದಗಳು ಹೊರಹೊಮ್ಮಿ, ಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ಭೇಟಿಗಳೂ ಜೀವನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆಳವಾದ ಗುರುತು ಬಿಡಬಲ್ಲವು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಕಥೆ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ."

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Ajith Vinayaka Films Private Limited

Screenplay :

Thamar K V

Director of Photography :

Aeyas

Editor :

Sangeeth Prathap

Music :

Govind Vasantha

Sound :

Dhanush Nayanar, Fazal Backar

Cast :

Asif Ali, Divya Prabha, Deepak Parambol, Orhan, Alexander Prasanth, Remya Suresh, Shinz Shan, Ahamed Shaheen

Awards - Winner :

IFFI 2025 (Special Jury Mention for Child Artist)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

IFFI 2025 (Indian Panorama), Melbourne (Golden Peacock), Jagran FF Mumbai, Chennai IFF, IFFK

Thamar K V is an Indian Malayalam film director. He made his directorial debut with 1001 NUNAKAL also titled 1001 LIES, acclaimed for raw performances, naturalistic dialogue, and its authentic portrayal of expatriate middle class lives. He later produced FEMINICHI FATHIMA, which won multiple awards at the IFF of Kerala. In 2025, he wrote and directed SARKEET, a family drama exploring survival, resilience, and quiet moral dilemmas through character driven storytelling.