World's first charity film Kaanal Neer to release on Aug 30

Eminent filmmaker M Padmakumar’s film Kaanal Neer is all set to release in Tamil Nadu on August 30. The film has already won the hearts of prominent people from different walks of life as it depicts the struggles of a homeless woman and her child in the midst of a bustling city.
The lead character is played by Priyanka Nair. Artist Hareesh Peradi (of Aandavan Kattalai fame) has also played a vital role in this flick.TS Suresh Babu did the screenplay and Sohan Roy has produced this movie. The film is the world’s first charity film and is made under the CSR films category. The movie also vies for nominations in the Best Picture category at the Oscars.
The complete profit from the movie will be used for the rehabilitation of the landless people and to support women empowerment programmes, two of the sensitive topics the movie deals with.
Kaanal Neer is based on a feature that appeared in one of the most popular Indian dailies about a family that found shelter under a bridge in Kochi, India. Many of the landless people are in search of shelters to protect their women from the city dwellers to avoid the risk of sexual abuse. The movie also throws light on land struggles that happen in the country, which is seldom neglected by the authorities. It also reflects the red-tapism in India and the failure of the bureaucracy to provide a helping hand to the needy.
The movie has been selected and screened in several international and national film festivals and gained appreciation.