''C/o Footpath'' (or ''Care of Footpath'') is a 2009 Indian

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-language film directed by Master Kishan, who also stars in the film. It is first film produced by the Kiran Movie Makers of

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, India. It was directed by the world's then-youngest film director, Guinness Record Holder

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. Shrikanth has since been surpassed as the world's youngest director by Saugat Bista, the 7-year-old director of Love You Baba. ''C/o Footpath'' had a budget of 20 million

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(about $450,000). The shoot lasted for 55 days, over a period of 5–6 months. Filming took place in

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. The film was released in 2006 with a running time of 135 minutes. It received the Best Children's Film Award at the

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. It was dubbed into other Indian languages including

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, Oriya,

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and

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(as ''Sadhanai'') as well as English. A

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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

* Master Kishan as Slummu * Tara as Saraswati Teacher * B. Jayashree as Slummu's care taking mother *

Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil and Telugu films. He is famous for his roles in '' Satya'' (1998), '' Nayak: The Real Hero'' (2001), '' Yuva'' (2004), ' ...

Mukhyamantri Chandru Honnasandra Narasimhaiah Chandrashekar (born 28 August 1953), known popularly as Mukhyamantri Chandru, is an Indian actor and politician. As an actor, he is known for his work in Kannada theatre and cinema. The sobriquet ''Mukhyamantri'' (Chie ...

Sudeep Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He ...

as Shankar in a Guest Appearance *

Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hi ...

Guest Appearance

Awards

: *

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: * Best Child Actor -

* Special Award SICA (South India Cinematographers Association Awards): * Special Jury Award (for directing & acting) -

References

External links

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''Rediff'' review
{{National Film Award Best Children's Film 2006 films Indian children's films 2000s Kannada-language films Best Children's Film National Film Award winners