Newton Cinema is a film production company founded in 2020 by Anto Chittilappilly and Sanita Chittilappilly.[1] It has offices in Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Kochi. Newton Cinema has produced two feature films- Family and Paradise and two short films- Lalanna's Song and KISS since its inception.

Newton Cinema
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2020
FounderAnto Chittilappilly and Sanita Chittilappilly
ProductsFilm and Documentary Production
Websitehttps://newtoncinema.com/

Lalanna's Song, a short feature directed by Megha Ramaswamy was premiered in IFFLA 2022 and was awarded Honorable Mention at the Festival. KISS[2][3] is a Sci-fic drama by Varun Grover and was premiered in NYIFF 2022

Family, directed by Don Palathara and starring Vinay Forrt, Divya Prabha, Mathew Thomas ,Nilja Baby and Abhija Sivakala, was premiered[4] in 52nd International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023 and has enjoyed sold-out screenings in many other film festivals.[5][6][7] Family was theatrically released in February 2024.[8] Paradise, directed by Prasanna Vithanage and starring Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran, Shyam Fernando and Mahendra Perera, won the Kim Jiseok award at 28th Busan International Film Festival , Prix Du Jury Lyceen at 30th Vesoul International Festival of Asian Cinema and Audience Jury Award[9] at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival.It also bagged 4 nominations[10] at the 17th Asian Film Awards Academy 2024 and 3 nominations[11] at the New York Indian Film Festival 2024. Paradise is presented by Madras Talkies.[12]

Both Family and Paradise were screened at the 28th International Film Festival of Kerala in December 2023 and are in the TOP-10 INDIAN FILMS curated by FIPRESCI India Grand Prix 2023.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Language Director Cinematographer Cast
2022 KISS Hindi Varun Grover Sylvester Fonseca Adarsh Gourav, Swanand Kirkire, Shubhrajyoti Barat
2022 Lalanna's Song Malayalam Megha Ramaswamy Kuldeep Mamania Nakshatra Indrajith, Rima Kallingal, Parvathy Thiruvothu
2024 Family Malayalam Don Palathara Jaleel Badusha Vinay Forrt, Divya Prabha, Mathew Thomas, Nilja K Baby, Abhija Sivakala, Sajitha Madathil
2024 Paradise Malayalam Prasanna Vithanage Rajeev Ravi Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran, Shyam Fernando, Mahendra Perera

References

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  1. ^ a b "ഫാമിലി, പാരഡൈസ്; ന്യൂട്ടൺ സിനിമ നിർമിച്ച രണ്ട് ചിത്രങ്ങൾ ഐ.എഫ്.എഫ്.കെയിൽ". Mathrubhumi. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  2. ^ PTI. "Varun Grover's short film 'Kiss' heading to Beijing Queer Film Festival". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  3. ^ Cris (2022-09-06). "Why I made a short film called Kiss: Varun Grover interview". The News Minute. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  4. ^ "Newton Cinema's 'Family' to have its world premiere at the 52nd International Film Festival of Rotterdam". The Week. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  5. ^ "Don Palathara's Family to be screened at 68th Cork International Film Festival in Ireland". The Indian Express. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  6. ^ "Vinay Forrt starrer 'Family' wins Best Film at Halicarnassus Film Festival in Turkey". English.Mathrubhumi. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  7. ^ "ഡോൺ പാലത്തറയുടെ 'ഫാമിലി' ബെംഗളൂരു അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ചലച്ചിത്രമേളയിൽ". Mathrubhumi. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  8. ^ "Don Palathara's 'Family' unmasks hidden realities, tosses crucial question | Movie Review". Onmanorama. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  9. ^ "Malayalam movie 'Paradise' bags Audience Jury Award at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival". Onmanorama. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  10. ^ "Roshan Mathew And Darshana Rajendran's Paradise Gets Four Nominations At Asian Film Awards". News18. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  11. ^ "'Paradise' receives three nominations at New York Indian Film Festival". English.Mathrubhumi. 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  12. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-03-13). "'Paradise' trailer: Prasanna Vithanage promises a riveting drama set during Sri Lanka's 2022 financial crisis". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-03-21. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)