Adil Hussain Roshni Achreja Maya Tideman Raaghav Chanana
Cinematography
Viswamangal Kitsu
Edited by
Unni Vijayan Mandar Khanvilkar
Music by
Ganesh Kumaresh
Production company
Arowana Studios
Distributed by
Arowana Studios
Release date
15 February 2012 (2012-02-15)
Running time
110 minutes
Country
India
Language
English
Budget
1.2 million USD
Lessons in Forgetting is a 2012 Indian film produced by Prince Thampi for Arowana Studios. It is based on the novel of the same name by Anita Nair and directed by Unni Vijayan. It stars Adil Hussain, Roshni Achreja, Maya Tideman and Raaghav Chanana. The film was shot in 35mm Cinemascope.
A renowned expert on cyclones J.A. Krishnamoorthy comes to India, when he learns that his daughter, Smriti, has met with a fatal freak accident. Determined to find out the truth behind his daughter’s accident, JAK starts to retrace his daughter’s path on the days that led to her accident in a small town in Tamil Nadu.
With a strong desire to know the truth, JAK embarks on his own investigation. He meets with the people who were close to Smriti. They give different versions of what they felt about her. JAK feels he is getting closer to the truth. But his hopes are shattered when he reaches a dead end.
Meera, a socialite, finds her life in chaos when her husband walks out on her leaving her with her two children, mother and her grandmother. Left to fend for herself, Meera takes up a job as an assistant to JAK. Inadvertently she leads him to a very important piece of the puzzle of the case.
Various events and coincidences, help him in getting closer to the truth. They find themselves back in Minjikapuram, the coastal town where it all began. Here JAK realises that, there was a bigger issue that Smriti was fighting against.
JAK must show the courage to confront the reality and forget the past.
Produced by Prince Thampi for Arowana Studios, the movie is based on the bestselling novel by the same title, written by Anita Nair. Prince Thampi is best known as the publisher of the Malayalam magazine Santham. Lessons in Forgetting is the first film to be produced by Arowana Studios. Some of the staff members of Arowana Studios and the Parent Company Arowana Consulting Limited[1] also participated as extras in a few scenes.
Filming locations
Filming of Lessons in Forgetting.
Shot entirely in India across
-Bangalore (Karnataka, India).
-Pondicherry (Tamil Nadu, India).
-Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu, India).
-Coonoor/ Mettupalayam (Tamil Nadu, India).
Crew
Director
Unni Vijayan
Screenplay
Anita Nair
Director of Photography
Vishawamangal Kitsu
Editing
Unni Vijayan/Mandar Khanvilkar
Sound Designer
Gissy Michael
Production Designer
Malay Bhattacharya
Makeup Designer
Roshan N.G
Music
Ganesh Kumaresh
Casting Director
Nilesh Maniyar
Costume Designer
Manoviraj Khosla
Executive Producer
Rajagopalan Achu
Awards
Unni Vijayan, Director - Outstanding Achievement In International Feature Filmmaking - Williamsburg International Film Festival, New York (2012)
Adil Hussain : Best Actor - New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest, New Jersey.(2012)
Roshni Achreja : Best Supporting Actress - New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest, New Jersey.(2012)
Roshan N. G., Best Makeup Artist - Sunset International Film Festival, Los Angeles. (2012)
"2012 Awards". Willi Fest: Awards. Willifest Holdings, LLC. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
"Lessons in Forgetting". New Jersey Independent South Asian Cinefest 2012. Asian American Film and Theater Project. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
D’Souza, Martin (19 April 2013). "A Lesson You Will Never Forget". Glamsham Editorial. Fifth Quarter Infomedia Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
Dipti Nagpaul-D’Souza (19 April 2013). "Life's Lessons". India Express epaper edition: Mumbai: Cinema & Television. Mumbai: The Indian Express Limited. p. 25. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
