The only practical filmmaking book written from inside the Indian indie industry
By the writer-director of Kerala’s first iPhone feature film. Sold to OTT in 2021.
₹699 paperback
Also available as Kindle eBook — ₹399
WHAT FILMMAKERS SAY
"Extensively documented. Many interesting insights."
Rahul Riji Nair
National Award-winning Director,
Kalla Nottam (2019)
Kalla Nottam (2019)
"The right book to pick up if you are looking at making your first independent feature film."
Rajiv Mathew
Author, Filmmaker
WHAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO
Direction
Tell your story, structure your script, and direct your first feature, without film school.
Micro-budget production
Know exactly what to spend on, and what to skip, when making a feature for ₹5 lakhs.
Smartphone filmmaking
The dos and don’ts of shooting a feature on an iPhone.
Festivals and OTT
Submit your film to festivals. Sell it on OTT platforms.
NOT THEORY
The actual lessons from a real production.
WHAT READERS SAY
“This book by Ashik will help you figure out the essentials required. One of the important topics I learnt is how to market our films and how the entertainment industry functions on buying our films. Without good marketing your work as a director isn’t yet fully completed.”
Kamal Naik, Verified Purchase, India
The book is written in simple language yet it gives the most important tips when it comes to mobile filmmaking. A must have for young filmmakers in India.
Verified Purchase, India
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ashik Kumar Satheesh is the writer and director of Munnariv, Kerala’s first iPhone feature film. He made it without film school, a large crew, or a producer’s budget – for ₹5 lakhs, and sold it on OTT in 2021. This book is the process he went through, documented for the filmmaker starting where he started.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
THIS IS FOR YOU IF
You have a story and no budget, a phone and no crew, a film idea and no idea where to start.
NOT FOR YOU IF
You are planning a star-studded commercial production.
Your first Indian Indie Film.
For ₹5 lakhs. On OTT.
Also available as Kindle eBook — ₹399
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