Prashanth Parappuram
Footsteps: A different shot where the camera pans forward through the moving lorry. Mammootty-B. It was a shot that surprised the audience in Unnikrishnan team’s film Christopher. A BTech student is behind the shot that stunned the audience on the big screen. VS Indrajith, a first-year robotics and automation student at Kaladi Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology, captured the beautiful shot on a helicam.
Indrajith is a native of Perumbavoor. Director B. He was prepared for such a risky shot as per Unnikrishnan’s instructions. When the helicam passes under the lorry, there is a chance that the camera will be destroyed. So there was little fear. But managed to capture the shot without any problems, says Indrajith.
Usually such shots are done through computer graphics. Indrajith shot this scene with his own drone. Anian Yadukrishnan was with him as an assistant for this scene. Many people applauded the shot when they saw it on film. Through a friend, Indrajith goes to take a helicam shot at Christopher. Various 4-minute shots were captured for the film. Those shots were used in various scenes in the movie.
Indrajith has gained attention by conducting many experiments in Helicam before this. Indrajit has built 4 helicams. Indrajith has already sought opportunities from many fields including cinema. Indrajith is the eldest son of Shivaprasad Maya couple.