Namma Magu

Namma Magu
Film poster
Directed byK. Ganeshan
Written byK. Ganeshan
Produced byK. Ganeshan
StarringMevishna
K. Ganeshan
CinematographyChandran Palani
Edited bySanjeeva
Music byBharanidaran
Release date
  • 23 December 2020 (2020-12-23) (IOM)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Namma Magu (Our Child) is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed, produced, and written by K. Ganeshan, who co-stars in the film alongside Mevishna. The film is about child trafficking.[1][2] The film was the first Kannada film to be screened at UNESCO's International Organization for Migration.[3]

Cast

Production

K. Ganeshan was inspired by a girl selling pens at a junction in Bengaluru near his workplace. She was reportedly brought there from a Kolkata gang, who had chopped her tongue so she would not communicate. Part of the film was shot in Karnataka.[5] The film was made in 2017 but was not released till 2020 due to the film not getting any subsidy from the Karnataka state or central government.[6][7]

Accolades

K. Ganeshan won the Best Director award at the Moscow International Film Festival.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Namma Magu is a global fave". Bangalore Mirror.
  2. ^ "Tamil Director K Ganeshan Receives International Recognition For His Kannada Film". News18. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  3. ^ "ಯುನೆಸ್ಕೋ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ಕಂಡ ಕನ್ನಡದ 'ನಮ್ಮ ಮಗು' ಸಿನಿಮಾ!". Vijaya Karnataka. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Namma Magu Child Artist Mevishna Talk About Namma Magu Movie". Ayuktha TV. 7 January 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Bengaluru filmmaker draws attention to child trafficking menace through film". The Times of India. 27 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  6. ^ "ತೆರೆಗೆ ಬರಲು ಸಿದ್ದವಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹಿರಿಯ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕನ ಚಿತ್ರ 'ನಮ್ಮ ಮಗು'". Asianet Suvarna News.
  7. ^ "For award purpose only: 'Censor scam' goes to Court". Bangalore Mirror.
  8. ^ "'ನಮ್ಮ ಮಗು' ಚಿತ್ರ : ಮತ್ತೆ ವಿವಾದದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಸಿನಿಮಾ!". Vijaya Karnataka. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2026.