Poorna

Poorna (2017)

An Adivasi 13-year-old from Telangana becomes the youngest girl in history to climb Mount Everest.

Date of release
2017-03-31
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Rahul Bose

Casting

Interesting facts

Poorna is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language biographical adventure film directed by Rahul Bose. The film stars himself with Aditi Inamdar as Malavath Poorna, the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest. The film was released in India on 31 March 2017 to positive reviews. The film was screened at the 2017 Palm Springs International Film Festival where it was nominated on the festival's list of "30 Best Feature Films."

Production

Rahul Bose was initially not associated with the film until he was offered the role of Dr. Kumar. He liked the script and offered to direct and produce Poorna, raising funds in four months. Aditi Inamdar was chosen to play the titular role from a group of 109 girls. The film was shot in Pakala village over an 11-day period. Pakala is the village that the real-life Poorna grew up in.

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