Balan The Boy to be showcased at Cannes

A special imarket screening for the film is being hosted on 14th May at Marché Du Film in Cannes Film Festival

KVN Productions led by Venkat K Narayana and Thespian Films headed by Shailaja Desai Fenn, recently announced the much awaited Balan The Boy, creating strong early buzz. The film brings together two of Malayalam cinema’s most exciting creative voices, director Chidambaram (Manjummel Boys) and writer Jithu Madhavan (Aavesham). 

Building on this momentum, the team is now set to present the film at Marché du Film at Cannes Film Festival. 

Talking about the film being showcased to a global audience at Cannes, Director Chidambaram shared, "Balan The Boy is a film about what we carry without knowing… the weight of where we come from, and the hunger to find where we belong. I made this film for the person who has felt both of those things deeply and never found the words for them. Cannes has always been a home for cinema that trusts its audience with exactly that kind of truth and Balan The Boy trusts its audience completely. To feel before they understand. And to carry something home long after it is over."

Venkat K Narayana of KVN Productions shared, "Balan The Boy is not just a film, it is a statement. The kind that reminds you exactly why you got into this industry in the first place. Malayalam cinema is making work the world cannot afford to ignore, and we are at Cannes because we believe, with everything we have, that it belongs at the centre of that conversation."

Shailaja Desai Fenn shared, "Cannes holds a very personal place in my heart. When I visited in 2022, I made a quiet promise to myself, that the next time I come here, it will be with a film.”