Theatres were shut and more than 60 films made in the southern state of Kerala, where he lives, were languishing in the cans. But that did not deter Mahesh Narayanan, who makes films in the Malayalam language.
The 38-year-old director wrote a script, roped in a popular actor who backed the project as a producer, and gathered a small cast and production crew of 50 people. The film was shot in three weeks in six apartments located in a residential building in the city of Cochin. The apartments served as the film's sets, offices, production hub, and residence for the cast and crew.
Abiding by social distancing rules and mostly filming with iPhones, Narayanan completed the film in just 22 days.
C U Soon, a suspense drama, is possibly India's first "made-at-home, lockdown film", as Narayanan called it. Released last week on streaming giant Amazon Prime Video, it is an unusual Indian film. At 90 minutes, it has a runtime which is a third shorter than a usual commercial release, and it has no song and dances.
One critic called it an "an immersive experience like no other". Another said it was "a radical film that offers a unique viewing experience". There was appreciation for the film's "dynamic visual setting".
"It's voyeuristic and yet utterly believable, which is what makes the film so compelling," one critic wrote.
Vijay Subramaniam, Amazon Prime's head of content in India, told the BBC the film had "an outstanding response from critics and viewers and got huge appreciation in social media".
One reason why Narayanan decide to make a film was to help people working in a local film industry battered by the lockdown. Things were so bad that even assistant directors and key crew members had begun selling home-cooked food to make ends meet, and some who were sick were unable to pay for medicine or hospital care.
"The local industry does not have the enormous coffers of Bollywood. Most crew members get paid daily or only after films are completed here, but all income had dried up after the lockdown," Narayanan told the BBC.
A title card at the beginning of C U Soon informs the audience: "The film helped to provide wages for a bunch of workers whose only source of income was from cinema".
The production broke most conventional rules of making films. The lead actor and producer Fahad Fazil turned his two apartments in Kochi into office and sets for the film, and rented four more apartments in the same condominium, so the cast and crew did not have to step out. The producer's home cook doubled as the film unit's chef, and fed the crew. There were no assistants fetching water or providing makeup for the actors.
"You can say the production reduced the carbon footprint substantially compared to a regular film production," Narayanan said.
One reason why Narayanan decide to make a film was to help people working in a local film industry battered by the lockdown. Things were so bad that even assistant directors and key crew members had begun selling home-cooked food to make ends meet, and some who were sick were unable to pay for medicine or hospital care.
"The local industry does not have the enormous coffers of Bollywood. Most crew members get paid daily or only after films are completed here, but all income had dried up after the lockdown," Narayanan told the BBC.
A title card at the beginning of C U Soon informs the audience: "The film helped to provide wages for a bunch of workers whose only source of income was from cinema".
The production broke most conventional rules of making films. The lead actor and producer Fahad Fazil turned his two apartments in Kochi into office and sets for the film, and rented four more apartments in the same condominium, so the cast and crew did not have to step out. The producer's home cook doubled as the film unit's chef, and fed the crew. There were no assistants fetching water or providing makeup for the actors.
"You can say the production reduced the carbon footprint substantially compared to a regular film production," Narayanan said.
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