Filmmaker Vikram Shreedharan’s directorial ‘Dancing Rose’ S
Filmmaker Vikram Shreedharan’s directorial ‘Dancing Rose’ Shabheer Kallarakkal starrer Mystery-Thriller “Birt hmark”
Birthmark is a mystery drama written, directed, and produced by Vikram Shreedharan. The film is based on a un ique story premise that will offer a first-of-its-kind cinematic experience to the audiences. Actor Shabheer Kall arkkal, who shot to fame for his outstanding performance as ‘Dancing Rose’ in Sarpatta Parambarai plays the le ad character. Mirnaa plays the female protagonist in this movie.
Director Vikram Shreedharan says, “Birthmark is a mystery drama that revolves around two lead characters – Daniel (a) Danny, played by Shabheer Kallarakkal, and Jennifer, played by Mirnaa. The story is set in the 90s, wh ere Danny, a soldier returns home after the Kargil war and decides to commute his pregnant wife to a ‘Birth Vil lage’ named Dhanvantri, a place known for facilitating natural birth delivery without complications and surg er ies. The practice of birth villages still exists in many parts of India. This story is a fictional presentation based on the experiences of these lead characters during their stay in one such particular village, where they sense som ething is odd.”
Adding more, Vikram says, “The basic gist of ‘Birthmark’ originated during the pandemic lockd own phase, where I came across the ‘Birth Villages’ located at various places in India. It was surprising to see that many couples pr efer this tradition to have a natural delivery without surgical complications.” The basic insight given by the dir ec tor significantly enhances the intrigue in a mystery-thriller. Ask director Vik ram and he states, “Yes, the film has some mystery and suspense elements, but it focuses more on the emotional state.” The process of giving birth is n’t as easy as men think. Apart from physical challenges, women experience mental traumas.
When a man acco mpanies his spouse during this phase, he will witness the magic of being reb orn again and his respect towards his mother and women.” To give an authentic feel of natural elements, the team has erected a vi llage across the Maraiyur village located between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It was meticulously researched to en sure that every frame in the story looks pe rfect since it is set in the 90s. While Shabheer and Mirnaa play the le ad characters, the star cast includes Deepthi, Indrajith, Porkodi, PR Varalakshmi, and others.
Filmmaker Vikram Shreedharan shares credits with Sriram Sivaraman for writing and producing this film. Vishal Chandrashekar is composing music for this film, which has a promising league of technicians that includes Udhay Thangavel (Cinematography), Ramu Thangaraj (Production Designer), Iniyavan Pandiyan (Editor), Sruthi Kanna th (Costume Designer), Anusuya Vasudevan (Additional Screenplay), Sync Cinemas (Sound Design), Aravind Me non (Sound Mixing), Prateek Mahesh (Colourist/DI), Fix it in Post Studio (Visual Effects), Ravikumar (Production Executive), Suresh Chandra, Rekha D’One (PRO), Sriram Sivaraman (Creative Producer), Karthee Vel (Line Prod ucer), Vineesh Vijayan (Prosthetics), Gautham J (Publicity Designer) and Tony Marshall-Surya Vijayakumar (Assi stant Director).
