Produced by TinDrum Beats , the film featured mostly non-actors . The plot revolves around a 12-year-old runaway who falls into the hands of a gang involved in illegal businesses . Manohara K. , Syed Pervez , Yash Shetty , Divya M. R. , Karthik and Parimala appear in lead roles . The film premiered at the Mumbai International Film Festival in October 2016 . Manohara won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist and Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor ( Male ) for his performance . The film was also named the Second Best Film at the 2016 Karnataka State Film Awards
2016 Karnataka State Film Awards
2016 Karnataka State Film Awards
Railway Children (film)