ರಕ್ತಸಿಕ್ತ ಶೂಟೌಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಕಂತೆ ಕಂತೆ ಹಣದ ನಡುವೆ ಸಿಲುಕುವ ಕ್ಯಾಬ್ ಡ್ರೈವರ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ನಿರ್ಧಾರಗಳೂ ಸಾವಿನಲ್ಲೇ ಅಂತ್ಯ. ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗದ ಈ ಸಾವಿನ ಸುಳಿಯಿಂದ ಪಾರಾಗಲು, ಆತ ಕಣ್ಣೆದುರಿರುವ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನೇ ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷಿಸಿ, ಕತ್ತಲಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಗಿರುವ ಆ ಒಂದು 'ರಹಸ್ಯ'ವನ್ನು ಪತ್ತೆಹಚ್ಚಲೇಬೇಕು..
After witnessing a violent early-morning shootout over a bag of cartel cash, an exhausted cab driver cycles through multiple deadly scenarios of how to react, ultimately realizing that the only way to survive is to ignore greed and ego to save a hidden soul.
CREW
Written & Directed by PD Sathish Chandra
DOPs: Vijaykumar Pandavapura, Guru TalkEase & Amogh Girish Vanahalli
Master Edit: Arvind Kuplikar
Edit, Post Production & Studios: Skill Pursuit Studio
Camera & Unit: Chetan Kumar & Vijaykumar Pandavapura
Direction Team Interns: Sanskar R G & Prasannarao Kulkarni
Acknowledgements
Vijay Siddavanahalli for Food Sponsorship
Dr. Dayaprasad Kulkarni for Hospital Location
Chandan Shankar & Arati Mahuli for Production Support
CAST
Cab Driver: Santosh Karki
Helmeted Man: Parthasarathy Raju
Don's Son: Chetan Kumar
Don: Rohith Devatha
Don's Assistant: Guru TalkEase
Inspector: Aditya Hegde
Constable: Amogh Girish Vanahalli
Onlooker1: Vishwamurthy Havaldar
Onlooker2: Sanskar R G
Onlooker3: Keerthi Prakash Chandra
Onlooker4: Prasannarao Kulkarni
Onlooker5: PD Sathish Chandra
Child: Surendra Karki
News reader 1: Latha Prasad
News reader 2: Shambhavi Ranganath
Influencer 1: Shreehari Kashyap
Influencer 2: VG Vinod
Doctor: Pooja Rao
Attender: Dr. Dayaprasad Kulkarni
Officer 1: Ashwin Lakshminarayan
Officer 2: Nikhil Parthasarathy
Film Summary:
At 6:09 AM on a rain-slicked Bengaluru road, veteran cab driver awakens to a violent shootout. Before him lie wounded men, discarded weapons, and a coveted bag of cash. Forced into a split-second dilemma, his mind races through what to do next. He imagines stealing the money, relying on cops, rescuing the wounded, seeking viral fame, playing detective, and other scenarios. Driven by greed, fear, or ego, and not by conscience his decisions starts deceiving him. The deceptions hides a obsessive message directing him to do what none of us would have intended. Would this decision stop the deception? Will he live to tell the tale? Will he be the hero or the villain of the story? First Ride is here to answer all these questions.
The Music we have used in the movie from YouTube Studio...
* Conspiracy Theory – Rod Kim
* Deified – The Grey Room (Density & Time)
* Reviver – The Grey Room (Density & Time)
* The Mumbai Beat – Hanu Dixit
* Cyberpunk Fury – Jimena Contreras
* Drum Or Bass – Ryan Stasik
* Berliner – Jeremy Black
* In a Heartbeat – Kevin MacLeod
* Duty Calls – Rod Kim
* Saving the World – Aaron Kenny
* Chariots of War – Aakash Gandhi
* Raag Pahadi – Sandeep Das, Mayank Raina, Bivakar Chaudhuri
* Raag Hamsadhwani – Sandeep Das, Mayank Raina, Bivakar Chaudhuri
* Ego Chall - Blue Deer Studio
Poster for AD Auditions: We did hire three interns who worked with us in the movie, Sanskar R G, Keerthi Prakash Chandra & Prasannarao Kulkarni
