Pawssible, the upcoming Malayalam short film starring two puppies in the lead, will premiere on the Saina Play OTT platform. The short film’s first look poster was released on Wednesday by Malayalam actors Vinay Forrt, Jayasurya and Johny Antony on social media.
Produced by Aashiq Bava under the Saina banner, Pawssible is written and directed by Akshay Keecheri. The technical team of the film has previously worked together on the Dada Saheb Phalke award-winning short film, Muddaples.
Speaking to Silverscreen India, Akshay said, “Pawssible is a survival story of two puppies named Hachi and Laaby. The 25-minute film follows the events that these two puppies encounter.”
On the motive behind making the film, Akshay said, “The film tries to convey an important message. In recent times, gifting pets to friends and family has become a trend. However, it is not the right to treat pets like property. We need to value pets and not gift them to people without determining if they can take care of them. Otherwise, it will lead to people abandoning them, which is very pathetic.”
An interesting aspect of Pawssible is that the whole film is shot at the puppies’ eye level. “All the scenes were shot naturally without resorting to any animations or computer graphics,” the filmmaker added.
The film was shot in Kochi over a period of five days.
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Pawssible is the first short film to be backed by Saina’s founder Aashiq Bava, who has previously produced two Malayalam web series. “I got an opportunity to pitch the idea to Ashiq Bava through one of my associates. He was very excited about the concept and agreed to produce the film,” said Akshay.
The film is currently in the post-production stage and the makers are hoping to release it in August, first on Saina Play, and later on their YouTube channel.