Kaadan(2021)
When a wealthy real estate company, backed by a powerful minister decides to build a township in a reserve forest area, it cuts off access to the water body to the elephants living in the area, endangering their lives. An eco-warrior decides to fight for their cause at a time when nobody else would.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Zee5
- Theatrical Release
- 26 March 2021
- Director
- Prabhu Solomon
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Rating
- 4.7/10
Storyline
A real estate company, supported by a powerful politician, starts building a town inside a protected forest. Their actions block the elephants' water source, putting the animals in danger. One environmental activist steps up to fight for the elephants when no one else will.
“When elephants lose their home, one man stands in the way.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Kaadan
Cast reunions in this film: Sampath Ram & Rana Daggubati (2 films together), and Raghu Babu & Rana Daggubati (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi with different titles: 'Aranya' and 'Haathi Mere Saathi'.
- Actor Rana Daggubati underwent a significant physical transformation, losing weight and growing a long beard for his role.
- The movie's climax involved a complex 45-day shooting schedule with real elephants and extensive visual effects.
- It was inspired by real-life incidents of human-elephant conflict in Assam, India, particularly involving habitat destruction.
- The film's production was notably long, with shooting starting in 2018 and facing delays before its 2021 release.
- Director Prabhu Solomon is known for environmental themes, having previously made 'Kumki', also about an elephant.
- Despite its big budget and star cast, the film had a very limited theatrical run due to the COVID-19 pandemic.