Valiya Chirakula Pakshikal (English: Birds with Large Wings) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam drama film written and directed by Dr. Biju and produced by Dr. A.K.

It is based on an incident in a small village in Kasaragod in the state of Kerala where thousands of people were infected with fatal diseases due to the effects of endosulfan, a pesticide used to protect cashewnut trees.

The film is a partly fictional representation of the environmental disaster caused by the use of the pesticide endosulfan in the Kasaragod District of Kerala, India.

Even now, children are being affected with strange and debilitating diseases.Cd In 2011, the Stockholm Summit of UN on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) recommended a total ban on endosulfan.

The main character is based on Madhuraj, a Mathrubhumi press photojournalist whose 2001 exposé shed light on the environmental damage that resulted from the use of endosulfan.

[citation needed] To maintain authenticity, and to depict events accurately, Dr. Biju[3] consulted Madhuraj and other activists associated with the Kasaragod issue.

In a bid to give a voice to those affected by this man-made, environmental crisis, the characters that appear in the film are played by real-life victims.

In spite of overwhelming evidence, the filmmaker maintains that the Indian government has not completely stopped the usage of endosulfan, nor have victims been provided access to proper treatment, or given due compensation.

CanEast films (Biju George and Satheesh Gopalan) in Ottawa, Canada, coordinated the Canadian part of shoot.

Actor Kunchacko Boban, along with SNEHAM volunteers, participated in the popular television program Kodeeswaran to raise money for the organization.