Shyamaprasad: ‘Kasiminte Kadal’ is a bitter-sweet tale of growing up

Based on novelist Anees Salim’s ‘The Small-Town Sea’, the film, says the director, is his take on the book set in Kerala

A sea of emotions engulf viewers as film director Shyamaprasad evocatively adapts Anees Salim’s novel The Small-Town Sea for the big screen as Kasiminte Kadal (Kasim’s Sea). Kasim’s loneliness tugs at the heart even as his child-like joys evokes nostalgia.

Reputed for his ability to capture the dynamics of interpersonal relationships on screen, Shyamaprasad transcreates literary worlds to the screen without losing the essence of the work. He wanted to adapt The Small-Town Sea as a movie as soon as he read the book, which is about love, loss and longing as seen through the eyes of a teenager. Anees agreed to the adaptation of his novel for a film. But for some minor clarifications the director wanted from the author, the director was given a free hand in writing the screenplay.