Leftover and The Gambler set for Cannes market display

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11 May 2026, 2:45 pm

Acclaimed filmmaker Salim Ahamed’s Remaining and Sri Lankan auteur Prasanna Vithanage’s The Gambler will make its launching at the Cannes movie market’s Marche du Film on May 12.

Presently in post-production, Remaining focuses on a couple whose lives are overthrown after finding a troubling fact about their boy, setting them on a journey through displacement, caste and belonging. Collectively scripted by Salim and Remove co-writer PV Shajikumar, the movie stars Arjun Radhakrishnan, Zarin Shihab, Tanmay Dhanania, Shweta Basu Prasad and Roshan Mathew. The technical team consists of cinematographer Sharan Velayudhan, editor A Sreekar Prasad and author Christo Xavier.

Discussing the upcoming movie, Salim stated, “Leftover comes from silence, memory and moral urgency. It carries pain without spectacle, dignity without explanation, and a shared human experience that transcends borders”

The filmmaker is best understood for his 2011 directorial launching Adaminte Makan Abuwhich won 4 National Film Awards and was India’s main entry to the Academy Awards. His filmography likewise consists of Pathemari, Kunjananthante Kada and And the Oscar Goes To …

The Gambler reunites Prasanna Vithanage with star Roshan Mathew and cinematographer Rajeev Ravi following their cooperation on Paradise. Loosely based upon The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky, the upcoming movie is set versus the background of Sri Lanka’s gambling establishment market. The cast likewise consists of Prakash Raj, Shweta Basu Prasad, Lakshan Abenayake and Mahendra Perera.

Newton Cinema, established by Anto Chittilappilly, has actually formerly backed independent productions consisting of Don Palathara’s HouseholdVarun Grover’s Kiss and Megha Ramaswamy’s Lalanna’s SongThe business’s upcoming slate likewise consists of The Sorbonne Conspiracy, likewise directed by Salim Ahamed, and The Wild Hunt from filmmaker Nithin Lukose, whose launching function Paka (River of Bloodpremiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Discussing the production home’s vision, Anto stated, “We are building a home for auteur cinema, for filmmakers whose work carries a signature and a conscience. With our upcoming slate, we aim to stand with independent filmmakers, protect difficult and necessary stories, and bring voices from the margins into world cinema.”