Velicham asserts that "happiness can be found anywhere."
Living in a dump yard in Tamil Nadu, India, Bujimma and her brother—two young siblings deal with life's challenges in the experimental Tamil short film Velicham (2023). This heartwarming tale elicits empathy for these children's struggles and sparks an interesting conversation about how society perceives underrepresented groups. Together, DN Media Productions and Haritham Movies produced this 24-minute short film. The original musical composition Velicham, which has a strong emotional component presented unusually, was co-directed by Sanu K. Chandran and Nidhin Salgunan.
The two siblings are portrayed by Master Davinchi Satheesh (Best Child Artist at Kerala State Film Awards 2023) and Baby Thennal Rithu. The rest of the crew comprises of major names that include cinematography by Vishnu Panicker (Mikhael, Valatty), production design by Appunni Sajan (Malik, 4aam Mura), editing by Ayoob Khan (Drishyam, Athiran), music by Varun Sunil (Founder of Masala Coffee Band, Valatty), sound design by Nixon George (Minnal Murali), final mixing by Fazal A. Backer (Churuli, Ajagajantharam), etc. This roster of extraordinary talents has made the viewing experience a powerful and moving cinematic journey. The main setting for the movie was Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with a few scenes filmed in Ernakulam, Kerala as well. Filming concluded in January of 2022, and the film is now all set for release on Apple TV and Google Play Movies & TV in 2023.
