The Mosquito Philosophy

The Mosquito Philosophy (2019)

No scripts. No retakes. Life as is.

When Suresh springs a surprise party on his friends to announce his wedding on a balmy night in Chennai, several uncomfortable questions find answers at the end of which it is he who is in for a surprise!

Date of release
2019-01-18
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan

Casting

Interesting facts

The Mosquito Philosophy is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language family drama film written and directed by Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan. The film stars Suresh Kumar, Sindhu Jayaprakash, Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan, and Pradeep Damodharan. The film was released on OTT platform Mubi.

Production

The plot for The Mosquito Philosophy was born over drinks with Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan's friend Suresh, who eventually played the protagonist. With just a plot in hand, the shoot was planned for next evening. Director's friends and family agreed to participate. The scenes were shot sequentially, beginning with the drive to the nearest liquor store. There were no retakes or rehearsals.

"In the film a character talks about Mosquito Philosophy, so I decided to name it that way. This film is a minimalistic one, done with an idea of doing a film with bare necessities" - Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan.

Music was produced by Ayyo Rama in Bangalore, India.

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