Keshu
Feature/ 84 Min/2009/Malayalam

Director's Biography:

The youngest of a family of filmmakers that in- cludes his father and elder brothers Sangeet and Santosh Sivan, Sanjeev literally having film making in his blood.

Sanjeev Undertook a grueling 4 year course in Di- rection at the very prestigious New York Film Uni- versity. He also holds an MBA degree from the same university.

Sanjeev is involved in various international, Hindi, and Malayalam projects. His Malayalam feature film," Aparichithan - The Stranger' starring Mala- yalam superstar Mammootty and broke all Box- Office records in the Malayalam film industry made on a budget of less than Rs. 1.25 crores and changed the face of the Kerala film industry with its never- seen -before technique and craft.

Sanjeev has made a series of international documentary projects and feature films as well

Synopsis :

Keshu lost his ability to talk and hear along with his mother when he was born. He was raised by his mater- nal uncle. Being quite mischievous, there was never ending complaints from the villagers. His uncle had no choice but to punish him, but to no avail. The only per- son who Keshu could reach out to was his distant rela- tive and the maid of the house, Devu. This was the time when Shalini, a teacher transferred to that village stared living with the family. Keshu did not spare her too from his mischief, but she did not complain to anyone, and instead started liking him. He reciprocated the affection shown to him and there was a gradual change in his behaviour. She encouraged him to take up drawing and even convinced his uncle to put him in a special school. When he wins an international award for his painting, 'The elephant and the Mahout', he becomes the darling of the whole village.