Distant Teardrop[1] is a 2019 Indian drama film written and directed by Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy[2] and produced by Satish Kaushik under the banner of The Satish Kaushik Entertainment. The film stars Sri Lankan actor Ravindra Randeniya and Indian actor Arjun Chidambaram in lead roles.[3] At the heart of the story is the Tamil-Sinhala conflict. It could be a metaphor for the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Hindu-Muslim conflict in India, the Black and White conflict in America, another father and son tale, is preparing its Indian release.[4] The film premiered in late 2019.[5]

Distant Teardrop
Directed byPadmakumar Narasimhamurthy
Written byPadmakumar Narasimhamurthy
Produced byKaran Arora
Nishant Kaushik
Satish Kaushik
CinematographyPadmakumar Narasimhamurthy
Edited bySanyukta Kaza
Music byK Krishna Kumar
Production
company
Picture Thoughts Production
Distributed byThe Sathish Kaushik Entertainment
Release date
  • 18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesIndia
Sri Lanka
LanguageHindi
Budget$600,000 (estd.)

75% of the filming has been filmed in Sri Lanka, and remaining were shot in England and Russia.[6]

Cast

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  • Arjun Chidambaram as Suresh
  • Nithyashri as Gowri
  • India Odedra as Sanouber
  • Musa Tariq as Shaanth
  • Marcia Tucker as Mrs. Edwards
  • Aditya Odedra as Adi
  • Khushi Modhwadia as Arjun's Niece
  • Kunal Modhwadia as Arjun's Nephew
  • Shivam Keshwala as Student
  • Jonny Deepu James as Aravind
  • Sarah T. Cohen as Pregnant Wife
  • Atul Sharma as Doctor
  • Crystal Wingx as Sikh's Wife
  • Karlina Grace-Paseda as Floor Manager
  • Ravindra Randeniya
  • Sangeetha Weeraratne
  • Paul Kaye as Policewoman
  • Lampros Kalfuntzos as Lampros
  • Ranji Vijayan as Saravanan

References

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  1. ^ "Mumbai Festival: 'Billion Colour Story' Director to Make 'Distant Teardrop' (EXCLUSIVE)". www.yahoo.com. 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ Colours, Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy, Director of a Billion Colour Story, Says Idealism and Positivity Manifest in a Spectrum of (14 December 2017). "Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy's film sprinkles colours of hope". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (27 October 2016). "Mumbai Festival: 'Billion Colour Story' Director to Make 'Distant Teardrop' (EXCLUSIVE)".
  4. ^ Information, Film (28 February 2020). "CENSOR NEWS | 28 February, 2020 – Film Information".
  5. ^ "'Distant Teardrop' special screening". Daily News. Sri Lanka. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ "ශ්‍රී ලාංකේය කතා පුවතක් ඇසුරෙන් නිර්මාණය වූ Distant Teardrop ප්‍රථම දිග හැරුම මාධ්‍ය හමුවට..." Silumina. 14 December 2021 – via www.silumina.lk.
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