Kaadu Pookkunna Neram

Kaadu Pookkunna Neram (English: When the Forest Bloom) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam film written and directed by Dr. Biju. The film is produced by Sophia Paul under the film production house, Weekend Blockbusters. It stars Indrajith Sukumaran as a policeman, who is sent into deep jungles to capture the chief of a radical organization, played by Rima Kallingal, but instead finds himself trapped in it.

Kaadu Pookkunna Neram premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2016.

Cast

 * Indrajith Sukumaran
 * Rima Kallingal
 * Prakash Bare
 * Indrans as School Master
 * Irshad
 * Krishnan Balakrishnan
 * Gopan Karunagapally
 * Jayachandran Kadambanad

Release
Kaadu Pookkunna Neram premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2016. ON 8 September 2016, it was announced as the only Indian film to be screened at Eurasia Film Festival.

Awards
National Film Awards 2016 - Kerala State Film Awards 2016 -
 * Winner Special Jury Award at Bangalore International Film Festival, India, February 2017
 * Best Sound Designer : Jayadevan Chakkadeth
 * Best Cinematography : MJ Radhakrishnan
 * Best Location sync Sound recordist : Jayadevan Chakkadeth
 * Best Sound Mixing : Pramod Thomas
 * Best Sound Designer : Jayadevan Chakkadeth
 * Best Colourist : Vista VFX Lab

Festivals

 * Official selection. Montreal International film festival, Canada. September 2016.
 * Official Selection. Main Competition section of Eurasia Film festival, Almaty, Kazakhstan. September 2016
 * Official Selection. Competition section of Asia Pacific screen awards, Australia. November 2016
 * Official selection, International competition section, International film festival, Kerala, December 2016
 * Official selection, International competition, Arica Nativa film festival, Chile, November 2016
 * Official selection, International competition, Jogja NETPAC Film festival, Indonesia, December 2016
 * Official selection, Indian Panorama, International film festival of India, November 2016
 * Official selection, Indian International film festival of Queensland, Australia 2017.
 * Official selection, New York Indian Film Festival, USA, April 2017.
 * Official selection, Indian Competition, Bangalore International Film Festival, India, February 2017.
 * Official selection, ImagineIndia International film festival Madrid, Spain, April 2017.
 * Official selection, Roundglass International Environmental Film Festival Bangalore, October 2017.
 * Official selection, Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada, July 2017.
 * Bhubaneswar Film Festival, India, February 2018
 * Bangalore International Centre Film Festival, India, January 2018