Newspaper Boy
(1955) was India's first neorealistic
film. It drew inspiration from Italian neorealism
and was released a few months before Satyajit
Ray's debut Pather
Panchali, another neo-realistic film. Padayottam (1982) was India's first indigenously produced 70
mm film, while My Dear Kuttichathan (1984) was India's first 3D film. O'
Faby (1993) was India's first live-action/animation
hybrid film.
Amma Ariyan
(1986) was his first film made in India with money collected from the public.
It was produced by Odessa Collective, founded by the director John Abraham
and friends. The money was raised by collecting donations and screening Charlie
Chaplin's film The Kid.
Moonnamathoral
(2006) was the first Indian film to be shot and distributed in digital
format.
