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Prarambha is a film of genre Drama directed by Santosh Sivan with Prabhu Deva
Prarambha (2007)
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Add to a movie listPrarambha (Kannada:ಪ್ರಾರಂಭ, translation: Beginning) is a 2007 Indian short film directed by Santosh Sivan and funded by Bill Gates foundation. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Skandha and B. Saroja Devi in the lead roles.
The movie premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2007.
The movie screened for the first time in India on 1 December 2007 at 38th International Film Festival of India.
Synopsis
The story of the film begins when Puttaswamy (Prabhu Deva), a truck driver, arrives at his place in Mysore. Puttaswamy discovers a little boy Kittu (Skandha) in the back of his truck. Kittu is on a journey to find his mother (Anu Prabhakar), who left him upon discovering that she was HIV positive.Actors
Prabhu Deva
(Puttaswamy)
B. Saroja Devi
(Headmistress)
Jayanthi
(Kittu's Grandmother)
Anu Prabhakar
(Kittu's Mother)
Ramya
(Sex Worker)
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