

Kalveli: Shadows of the Desert
2019, English. Directed by Franziska Schönenberger & Jayakrishnan Subramanian.
Baskaran left India for Dubai with high hopes but came back in a coffin. His widow Sundari didn't believe he committed suicide, so the relatives recruit cousin and filmmaker Jayakrisahnan Subramanian to uncover, what really happened. On his research, Jayakrishnan discovers that his cousin's fate symbolizes the exploited dreams of thousands others and the consequences they have to face when they wake up.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 10 January 2019
- Country
- Germany, India
- Written by
- Franziska Schönenberger
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Kalveli: Shadows of the Desert runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Kalveli: Shadows of the Desert isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 January 2019. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Kalveli: Shadows of the Desert?
If you liked Kalveli: Shadows of the Desert, try Who Are You, Charlie Brown?, Van Gogh: Painted with Words, All That Breathes.
Who directed Kalveli: Shadows of the Desert?
Kalveli: Shadows of the Desert (2019) was directed by Franziska Schönenberger and Jayakrishnan Subramanian and stars Hemachandran Baskaran, Hemalatha Baskaran, Baskaran Dhanabal.