Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (AM)

Mangaluru, May 25: A very rare attempt in coastalwood, 'Ashem Zalem Kashem', the first ever Konkani-Tulu bilingual film, released on April 21 has received great response.

The film produced under Glorious Angelore banner released throughout Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts ran to packed houses and is in its fifth week. The trailer of the movie which released in February created a lot of hype in Coastalwood and received lots of views.

The story is mainly based on the flashback of incidents of two families and slowly builds up with the current incidents of these families. Love, passion and revenge make the plot interesting, with an appealing screenplay to match.

Well known musician Maxim Pereira has directed the movie along with writing the story. Dialogues have been written by John Permannur while William Pinto Padarangi has written the comedy part of the screenplay. Patson Pereira has composed the music for ‘Ashem Zalem Kashem’. Maxim Pereira, Wilson Kateel and Joy Kulshekar have penned the lyrics. Roopesh Calicut and Uday Ballal have handled the cinematography.

Roopesh Shetty, Sinol Menezes, Ranjitha Louis and Jennifer Fernandes play the lead roles in the film. Nikith, Rohan, Umesh Mijar, Aravind Bolar, Bhojaraj Vamanjoor, Gopinath Bhat, William Pinto Padarangi and Clenvin D'Souza play prominent roles in the film.

With the success of the bilingual film, costalwood, which is growing at a steady pace, may witness more such movies being produced in the near future.