It is a wrap for Halitha Shameem's ambitious project, Minmini

Halitha started filming Minmini in 2016, after her debut feature Poovarasam Peepee.

Halitha Shameem; a still from Minmini/Twitter

The shooting of Halitha Shameem's Minmini has been wrapped up. The director, who made films like Poovarasam Peepee (2014), Sillu Karupatti (2019), and Aelay (2021), besides web series Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa (that streams on Amazon Prime Video) some time ago, posted a tweet saying the status of Minmini, was on hold, as she was waiting for the cast of child actors to grow up.

In October 2018, Halitha tweeted it was her “creative decision” to suspend the shooting of Minmini. She explained, "The young actors were so awesomely natural that we decided to wait for a few years for them to grow up rather than casting some other actors to play their older versions."

In a statement, the filmmaker shared the “heartening” experience she had as she filmed a story on teen emotions. “This (teenage) phase of life as known to all is inclined to purest emotions, mostly found in extremity that might look ambiguous for others outside the zone. Be it the celebration of success, the joy of love or the pain of loss, adolescents are prone to high doses. This raised myriad questions in me,” she says, elaborating on the drive to pen a story on this subject.

The cast of Minmini includes child artists Gaurav Kalai, Pravin Kishore, and Esther Anil (of Drishyam and Papanasam fame) in lead roles.

Manoj Paramahamsa and Abinandhan Ramanujam, who worked with Halitha as cinematographers for Sillu Karupatti, are financing the film.

Notably, in June this year, Halitha resumed filming for Minmini.

According to reports, Minmini is a coming-of-age film that follows two youngsters who carry survivors’ guilt.

In an interview with the New Indian Express, Halitha said, "People think women directors can only make women-centric films. I wanted to break that mould. There is no better way for women to start than by producing movies they want to see!"

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