“Montage Film Society congrulates Santosh Ram for bagging third prize at Chhenai Short Films Festival held recently. It is pertinent to add here that Mr.Santosh Ram is a young filmaker and his short films have deeper meanings. His latest ventur prize winning Vartul has also been shown at many other films festivels. The relevant information about him is already availble on the blog”
Vartul (circle)
Marathi/18 min 30 sec /35mm/ colour /2009 / India .
Director – Santosh Ram
Producer – Ramchandra Pundlikrao Marewad
Synopsis-
Damu(10year old boy) , leaves his home to buy Jagarry .On the way he meets his friend Manya . They stop at a Bioscopewallah. Damu realizes that he is not having enough money and he decides to earn some quick money . This greed takes him to play a game . After the game Damu goes to the shop . But he walk back with tearful eyes………
Prizes and Awards won –
THIRD PRIZE in National Category at Fourth International Short Film Festival of India 2010, Chennai (India).
Film Festival selection –
2ND Nashik International Film Festival 2009 , Nashik (India).
Third Eye 8TH Asian Film Festival 2009 , Mumbai (India).
11TH Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival 2009 , New Delhi (India).
7TH Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival ,Kolkata (India ).
8th Pune International Film Festival 2010 ,Pune (India).
2ND Jaipur International Film Festival 2010 ,Jaipur (India).
9th International Social Communication Cinema Conference 2010 , Kolkata,(India).
The Fourth National Short And Documentary Film Festival 2010,Karimnagar A.P. (India ).
ViBGYOR International Film Festival 2010 , Thrissur ,Kerla (India).
Kala Ghoda Arts Film Festival 2010 ,Mumbai (India).
Fourth International Short Film Festival of India 2010, Chennai (India).
2nd CMS International Children’s Film Festival (6-12 April ‘2010), Lucknow, (India).
Director’s Biography –
Santosh Ram was born on November 3 , 1979 in Udgir, India . He has done his post graduation in English Literature from Modern College, Pune . He developed an appreciation for cinema while studying Literature .He is a self taught and self made Short Film Maker. He has participated in Film Appreciation Course conducted by NFAI & FTII 2006. He has written and directed short films .
Credits –
Story , Screenplay , Direction – Santosh Ram
Cinematography- Pravin Mokal
Music -Shrirang Umrani
Editor – Vinod Gama Borate
Art Director –Santosh Sankhad
Sound – Rashi Butte
Re-recording- Mahesh Limaye
Producer – Ramchandra Pundlikrao Marewad
Executive Producer – Balaji Ramchandra Marewad
Cast –
Aswini Giri
Chinmay Patwardhan
Ajinkya Bhise
Kalian Gadgil
Aakash Giri
Shivam Chetan Moray
Anant Shankar Salunke
Jayesh Dikhale
Rohan Choudhari
Karan Lokhande
Shailesh Shankar Kulkarni
Vinod Anand Kamble
Vijay Kadam
Sangharsha Santosh Sankahd
Contact –
Santosh Ram
Mobile No-9822827277
Email-santoshram1@gmail.com