A Little Dream is a 2008 Indian documentary film about the journey of former Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's life from Rameswaram to Rashtrapati Bhavan. It was produced by Minveli Media Works and scripted-directed by P. Dhanapal of Coimbatore, and unfolds in the form of a story-in-story.[1][2][3][4]
| A Little Dream | |
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| Directed by | P. Dhanapal |
| Written by | P. Dhanapal |
| Produced by | Minveli Media Works |
| Starring | Shobana |
| Cinematography | Chezhiyan |
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"Importance of education" is the theme of the film,[5] which also contains audio and video clips of important people associated with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Dancer and actress Shobhana played the lead role in the film. The short film concludes with a visual presentation of a poem "A Song of Youth", written by Dr Kalam.[6]
The DVD was released on 21 January 2008 at Chennai by film director K. Balachander in the presence of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The first copy was received by Prof. C. Ramaswamy of the Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology.[7]
The special function also marked the launch of 'Inaindunaam 99' (meaning 'Together We 99'), a project inspired by Dr. Kalam, targeting at preparing 66 youngsters into social entrepreneurs under the guidance of 33 mentor organizations.[8]
References
edit- ^ The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Documentary on Kalam released
- ^ "A Little Dream, larger cause". Rediff News. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "CD of documentary film on Kalam released". The Hindu. 22 January 2008. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Srinivasan, K. "Documentary film on Dr Abdul Kalam - A worthy gift to youngsters". Yahoo Groups. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Learning from Kalam from chennaionline, archived from the original on 2008-12-06
- ^ "Documentary on Kalam launched". One India News. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Docu on Kalam launched
- ^ "A Little Dream". New Horizon Media. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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