Veettilekkulla Vazhi

Veettilekkulla Vazhi is a 2010 Indian Malayalam adventure drama film written and directed by Dr. Biju. The film is about terrorist organizations operating in India and how they recruit young Keralites. It stars Prithviraj, Indrajith and Master Govardhan in main lead roles.

The film's world premiere took place at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival on 22 October 2010 as the opening film in the Indian Frames section. It was an official selection for 28 international film festivals. It won the award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam at the 58th National Film Awards and the NETPAC Award. It also received accolades at the Zanzibar International Film Festival and Imagine India Film Festival, Spain. The film released in theatres in Kerala on 5 August 2011.

Cast

 * Prithviraj as Doctor
 * Master Govardhan as Kid
 * Malvika Sharma as Wife of doctor
 * Indrajith as Rassaq, a Tamil Terrorist
 * Irshad as Abdulla
 * Vinay Forrt as Terrorist Leader in Ajmeer
 * S.Saji as Malayali Terrorist
 * Melwyn as Sardarji Truck Driver
 * Kiran Raj as Najeem
 * Assim Jamal as Terrorist Leader at Kashmir
 * Lakshmipriya as Rashida as Kid's mother
 * Dhanya Mary Varghese as Teacher

Production
Veettilekkulla Vazhi is the third directorial venture of Dr. Biju whose previous films are Saira and Raman. Veettilekkulla Vazhi is an adventure drama that wants to explore the bloodstained facets of present-day terrorism. Produced by B. C. Joshi under the banner of Soorya Cinema, the film was mainly shot from Ladakh, Kashmir, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikkneer, Ajmer, Pushkarand, Delhi and Kerala.

Festival screenings
The film was screened at 28 international film festivals including:
 * 12th Mumbai Film Festival (Mumbai, India; 2010) as the opening film in the Indian Frames section.
 * 34th Cairo International Film Festival (Egypt; 2010) in the Out of Competition section.
 * 15th International Film Festival of Kerala (Trivandrum, India; 2010)
 * 3rd Jaipur International Film Festival (Jaipur, India; 2011)
 * 5th Chennai International Film Festival (Chennai, India; 2011)
 * 10th Imagine India International Film Festival (Madrid, Spain; 2011) in competition section.
 * 11th New York Indian Film Festival (New York, USA; 2011) in competition section
 * Zanzibar International Film Festival (Zanzibar, Tanzania; 2011)
 * London Indian Film Festival (London, UK; 2011)
 * Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival (Germany; 2011)
 * 38th Telluride Film Festival (Telluride, USA; 2011)
 * New Generation Film Festival (Frankfurt, Germany; 2011)
 * Third Eye Asian Film Festival (Mumbai, India; 2011)
 * Seattle Film Festival (Seattle, USA; 2011)