A film on beggars and pavement dwellers
Vinayan is directing ‘Naallai Nammathe’ meaning tomorrow belongs to us, is designed to generate responsiveness about the life, which the beggars and pavement dwellers have to live. It also highlights how mafia goons have a say in beggary and exploitation of families. For the first time in Indian cinema, a real life urchin will be seen on the big screen playing a major role in a Tamil movie on beggary and child exploitation here.
Film producer Jose Maveli spotted the nine-year-old Babu who was roaming and begging on the streets of Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh). He was facing starvation and homelessness at that time. The boy was admitted to a hospital by a Kerala-based NGO. He was taken to Seva Sang, a non-government organization in Trivandrum (Kerala). The boy was selected among several other orphans taken from the real life of streets. But he earned the major role because of his boldness and acting skills before camera.
Vinayan said that he appreciated these versatile qualities in Babu and decided to give him the lead role. And on his part, the boy has not disappointed either the producer or the director. Vinayan had earlier wielded the megaphone for several blockbusters in Tamil including Kasi,En Manava Vanil and Arputha Theevu. Naallai Nammathe is almost complete and slated for an early release.
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