‘Twenty One Gms’: When two debutants joined together to make a whodunit

Bibin Krishna, yet one more engineer from the tech world, joins tinsel city with Twenty One Gms, his directorial début. He joins the ranks of filmmakers Jude Anthany Joseph and Basil Joseph, two different techies who’ve made it in Mollywood.

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Currently busy with the publish manufacturing work on his suspense thriller, starring Anoop Menon as a police officer, Bibin says that IT engineers like Basil have been definitely an inspiration to grow to be a filmmaker.

Although the script was prepared 4 years in the past, Bibin took time to hone his abilities by engaged on quick movies. He feels the benefit of working in brief movies is that one can be taught a nice deal about numerous elements of filmmaking, given that almost all quick movies are made on a shoestring price range.

Producer Rinish KP (left) and director Bibin Krishna on the set of ‘Twenty One Gms’
 
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“So, one can learn editing, sound recording, shooting….it is a wholesome experience. In the meantime, one of the best things that happened was getting Rinish KN as producer. A fellow IT engineer, we knew each other as both of us are working in Infopark Kochi, and we also happen to hail from Kozhikode. When he heard the story, he decided to back the project. That was a big help as we were on the same page,” says Bibin.

Rinish, an entrepreneur, says that he all the time wished to script and produce movies. And when he learn Bibin’s script, he loved the twists and turns within the non-linear narrative.

He explains that though the story is about an investigation, additionally it is a household drama that unfolds within the backdrop of a thriller.

“As soon as Anoop ettan (elder brother) heard the story of the whodunit in December 2020, he agreed to be on board. He suggested we begin shooting in January. We had a bound script and we were able to begin shooting within a span of 15 days,” says Bibin. Renji Panicker, Leona Lishoy, Anu Mohan and Ranjith are a number of the others within the forged.

Shot by Jithu Damodar in Kochi and Vagamon, the film’s capturing was accomplished by March, simply earlier than the second lockdown. With background rating and music by Deepak Dev, the movie’s lyricist is Vinayak Sasikumar.

Since it’s a movie by two newcomers, each Rinish and Bibin are eager on a theatrical launch. “But, we will keep our options open since it depends on how the country is able to deal with the pandemic,” says Rinish.