🌾 Under the Open Sky Selected for the Jagran Film Festival 2025!

We are proud to share that the graduation film Under the Open Sky, created by students of Annapurna College of Film and Media, has been officially selected for the Jagran Film Festival 2025, India’s largest travelling film festival. 🎬✨

Directed and written by Parag Jawade, the film is a tender portrayal of friendship, innocence, and the fragile emotions of growing up. Set in a small town, Under the Open Sky follows two 14-year-old boys — Surya and Sai — whose world of laughter, secrets, and simple joys is tested by jealousy, misunderstanding, and healing. It is a heartfelt story that reminds us how friendships falter and mend under life’s open sky.

🎞 Cast: Charan Kasala, Yennu Rithwik, Bhavyasri Kodimela, Srividya Sasar, Dr Sharadha Sharan, Prabhakar, and the students of ZPHS Venkataipally.

🎥 Crew Highlights

✍️ Parag Jawade – Director & Writer

🎬 Rananjay Singh – Associate Director

✂️ Vasishta Naik – Editor

🎧 Maitri Jain – Sound Recordist & Designer

🎥 Om Kalamkar – Director of Photography

🎨 Prachi Sarda & Vasishta Naik – Production Design

👨‍💼 Aakash Kallakuracha – Executive Producer

This recognition at the Jagran Film Festival 2025 is a moment of pride for Annapurna College’s filmmaking community. The festival — now in its 16th edition — is known for travelling across 14 cities from Delhi to Mumbai, showcasing the best of world and Indian cinema under its theme “Good Cinema for Everyone.”

For our students, this selection is both an honour and an opportunity — to present their work on a national platform and share a story that resonates with audiences across India.

✨ Congratulations to the entire team of Under the Open Sky for capturing the beauty of friendship and emotion through powerful, heartfelt storytelling.