Blu’s: Every Leaf Tells a Story
An Animated Short Film by RedGod Studios
A story of innocence, loss, and our forgotten bond with nature.
BLU'S
Growing up freely in harmony with nature, witnessing her beautiful environment being swallowed up by industrialisation, BLU decides to fight for the wildlife, meadows, rivers and trees before they disappear completely.
I’m from a place named Payyannur, in the state of Kerala, often celebrated as God’s Own Country. I was fortunate to have a serene and joyful childhood, surrounded by a gracious circle of humans and a world that overflowed with the wonders of nature — lush green fields, towering trees, and the music of birds and insects dancing in the air.
I spent countless days running along crooked paths carved by the rains, chasing the stream that whispered its way through the woods before finally kissing the banks of rivers and lakes. I played hide-and-seek among branches that also cradled many living beings. But there was one tree — ancient, vast, and wise — that became my sanctuary. I lived beneath it through moments of sorrow, joy, confusion, and fear. Whenever I lay under its shade, it brought me peace. It rejuvenated my mind and soul.
One afternoon, as I rested there, admiring its quiet majesty, I began questioning our very existence — what are we doing to this irreplaceable world? Thoughts swirled around me like the wind through its leaves, until a haunting vision seized me:
What if one day, I woke up and it was all gone?
What if the lush green canopy that nurtured my spirit turned lifeless, dark, and dead? What if this living world — my world — was stripped bare, not by fate, but by human hands? That nightmare felt so real. And I realized: it’s not just a fear — it’s a future we're hurtling toward unless we act.
I couldn’t ignore that vision. I knew I had to respond, to use whatever gift I had been given to share this story. Blu’s was born from that moment of reflection.
This short film is my voice, my resistance, and my offering. It tells the story of our relationship with nature — through the eyes of Blu, an innocent, unadulterated soul of a little girl. She is purity. She is wonder. She is what we’ve forgotten.
Through Blu’s, I hope to awaken something in each of us — a memory of the world as it was, and a responsibility for the world that could still be.
— Rajesh PK, Director of Blu’s
Experience the first glimpse of Blu’s — now live!
A story born from silence, imagination, and rebellion.
SYNOPSIS
Wrapped in Mother Earth's protective, tender embrace, BLU is born with a green leaf in her hair. BLU's playground as she grows are lush meadows filled with wild flowers, laced with crystal clear streams teeming with fish and jumping frogs. Dancing in the rain and playing to the songs of myriad birds, BLU celebrates her great fortune joyfully every day... Until...
A cold wind fills the bright skies with an infinity of soulless clouds. An endless supply of concrete and metal, churned by smoking machines from the depths of pits gnawed into Mother Earth, threatens an industrial and urban expansion that will overwhelm everything BLU loves in every horizon...
Heartbroken her Mother Earth is thus violated, tears staining her rosy cheeks, the irrepressible BLU refuses to give up. Clutching her green leaf in her hand, BLU dashes towards the ray of hope, determined to defend and reclaim her Mother.
Music
BLU represents humanity's choices against the onslaught of environmental degradation our complex modern societies have created. Crossing borders and cultures, BLU'S features no dialogue, instead relying upon the universal language of music. The musical composition alongside the art direction raises the emotional stakes to reinforce the film's concept. This is more than just a story about a small child. It is about how we must overcome every sorrow challenging us in the present, and find the courage to stop the apparently never-ending devastation to create a better tomorrow... Or lose it.
ART
BLU'S has a painterly look to properly reflect the nature portrayed within the story. Some of us see nature, with its constant dynamic, from the macro-movement of Butterfly wings flapping, to the daily movements of the opening and closure of flowers, to the seasonal transformations such as the colour of leaves, an always perfect yet evolving painting on an ever-changing canvas. This choice of aesthetic was a style decision that underpinned all of BLU's art direction.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
I am haunted. What if...? One day I was to wake up to find our great green mother, who has raised us and nourishes us, has perished? That everything that is green and sentient is now dead and moulting around us?
At the moment that nightmare seems to be coming true. Not only one, but many distinguished emblems of nature are facing extinction. My fear, that if I, and you... That if WE do not act soon, we may justifiably join that extinction list. It seems to me that we are not always the positive, beautiful ornaments we make ourselves out to be on this wondrous, small blue planet, but rather at times we are the repulsive monster.
I absolutely feel we are not too late. We can still flourish alongside nature, all of us on our incredible planet Earth. To create the greatest impact, I asked myself the question, what if I told the story through the eyes of BLU, an innocent girl pure of soul? What if we could all imagine ourselves to be BLU: The happy daughter of our beautiful Mother Earth?
WHY ANIMATION?
We believe that using animation help us to tell complex stories in a creative, visual, and poetic manner. What if the magic of animation could contribute to create a better world, even a better future?
DIRECTOR'S BIO
Rajesh PK is an artist and animator from India with over two decades of experience in the animation industry. He began his career in 2003 and has since contributed as an animator to globally renowned studios, including DreamWorks Animation (India/US) and DNEG London.
His filmography includes major titles such as Madagascar 3, The Croods, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Penguins of Madagascar, Trolls, and Venom. He also served as the Creative Director for the animated sequences in the documentary Mission Joy, featuring the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
In 2019, Rajesh founded RedGod Studios in Kerala, India, with a vision to tell powerful, original stories through world-class animation.
Cast & Crew
Story, Design and Direction
Rajesh PK
Producer
Shibin KV - Jaser PV - Jeeth Parambendavida - Rajesh PK
Animation Director
Jeeth Parambendavida
Music
Sushin Shyam
Sound Design
Shijin Melvin Hutton
Abhishek Nair
Re-recording Mixer
Fazal A Backer
Edit
Jeeth Parambendavida - Rajesh PK
Blu's Voice
Miraya Pujari - Snigdha Baburaj
Production Manager
Vyshnav Vayanayi
Production Coordinator
Shilpa Satheesh - Sneha Nair
Music Producer
Sushin Shyam - Nivin Raphael - Allan Varghese
Character Design
Nideep Varghese - Rajesh PK
Story Board
Ratheesh Kalathil - Rajesh PK
Layout
Shibin Joseph - Amal Raj - Bijoy pandey - Karthik Ramesh - Amaljith Saji
Abhijith Saji - Zafar Nizar
Animation Technical Director, Pipeline Technical Director and System Administrator
Arun Ramachandran
Animators
Fabian Jose - Amal Raj - Shibin Joseph - Karthik Ramesh - Sayanth Ramesh - Naveen Krishna
Abhijith Saji - Anuroop T - Jinson Francis - Abhinav K K - Sreeroopa K - Sonive JB
Gaurav Negi - Mohammed Sufayil EM - George Philip - Amaljith Saji - Zafar Nizar
Rohit Shetty - Bijoy Pandey - Shravan Syam - Jithin K - Vyshakh P - Abhiram Jagadeesh
Lighting & Look Development
Sayan Panja
Blu's Look Development and Research
Sayan Panja - Nikhil Sawardekar - Arun Raj PV - Aneesh Purushothaman
Background Paint
Sajeer Sainu - Rajesh PK - Zafar Nizar - Aneesh Kurian
3D Modeling
Character Modeling - Anand Sai
Arun Raj PV - Sathish Kumar - Akhil Shankar - Nikhil Dominic
Kevin Sandeep Pinto - Jhanavi Sampangi - Jobin Abraham
Surfacing & Grooming
Abhijit Khanvilkar
Character Effects
Nand Kumar Roy - Uttam Thummar - Krumil Patel - Jeel Shah
Darshan Jain - Vikas Pal - Craig Stevenson
Character Technical Director
Aneesh Purushothaman
Special Effects
Godwin Fernandes - Ashfaq Shaikh - Atul Walia - Mayur Surkutla
Sumit Panchasara - Eduardo Morales - Sonive JB - Rushikesh Daundkar
Compositing
Abishek Sajan - Akshay Dinesh - Shibin M - Arun Raj PV - Sreehari Prakash
Samay Kumar M - Praveen Kumar PK - Kartik Rathnakaran
Sound Editor: Keerthan Berny - Additional Sound Effects Editor: Manjith Paul
Foley Supervisor: Abhijeet Vishwanath Sapre - Foley Artist: Vicky baburao Arolkar
Foley Recordist: Nikhil Prakash Katkar
ADR Supervisor: Abhishek Nair - Laxmi Rawat - Sneha John
ADR Engineer: Dipesh Patel - Dubbing Coordinator: Alpana Upadhyay
Pre Mixers: Ebin Augustin - Abhay Satish - Allen Sojan
RedGod’s Title Sound Design: Jithesh KP
Sound Design Studios: South Side Studios - ADR Studio: Jam8
Foley Studio: SSLN Studios - Dts X & Dolby Atmos mix studio: Silence Audio Post
Special Thanks
Balbeer Bahi - Deepak Chembil - Tim McGovern - Damien de Froberville
Nandhu Kartha - Aju Mohan - Bijibal - Nicolas Chauvelot - Swaraj Kanthikar
Aparna Chembil - Unni Menon - Manoj Somanadhan - Susmit Limaye
Kapil Sharma - George Mathew - Ramesh Ravi - Ivan Chandran - Ajo Kurian
Denis Couchon - Sandeep Mohan - Venu Krishnamurthy - Anand P Gopinath
Sean Fernandes - Philippe Gluckman - Renjith Chundakkad -Karunakar Reddy
Anand Baid - DigVijay - Bhavin Joshi - Ranjan De - Siva Kumar Kasetty - Ash Hawkins
Balaji Anbalagan - Diego Gonzalez Cortes - Piotr Grabarczyk - Jordi Solanes
Charly Mauri - Nishanth Krishnan - George Merkert - Vatsal Tamboli - Jimmy Thomas
Reyan Rajesh - Lavan Prakashan - Nithin CK - Jasim Salam - Durairaj R
Kamalnath Payyanur - Mayank Kanyal - Rafeena Francis - Jesto Jose - Sumit Verma
Special Thanks to RedGod's Family and Friends
‘Thank God’
A REDGOD STUDIOS FILM
Festival Journey
Blu’s is being submitted to a curated selection of international film festivals across the globe.
We aim to take this story beyond borders — across cultures, languages, and continents — to spark a global dialogue about what truly matters: our connection to nature, innocence, and the urgent need to protect what remains.
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