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Kanchivaram is a film of genre Drama directed by Priyadarshan with Prakash Raj
Kanchivaram (2008)
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Add to a movie listKanchivaram (Tamil: காஞ்சிவரம்) is a 2008 National award winning Tamil drama film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Prakash Raj and Shriya Reddy in the lead roles and has the musical score by M. G. Sreekumar, cinematography by Thiru, editing by Arun Kumar, and art direction by Sabu Cyril.The audiography was done by M. R. Rajakrishnan. The movie depicts the pitiable state of the silk weavers in the town of Kanchipuram as they were unorganized and marginalized to live a perpetual ‘hand-to-mouth’ existence. The movie depicts their struggles and ends with a comment about the cooperative movement that emerged to take care of the interests of the workers.
The film opened at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2008. It was also shown at the Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival in Pittsburgh. The film eventually went on to receive Best Film and Best Actor for Prakash Raj at the 55th National Film Awards.Priyadarshan won the zenith Asia award for best director for this film. The story is set in the silk weavers' town of Kanchipuram, in post-independence India, though the film was shot mainly in Mysore.
The film was initially announced to be made in Malayalam as Kancheepuram, with Mohanlal in the lead and music composed by A. R. Rahman. Later the project was called off due to Mohanlal's busy schedule with other projects.
Synopsis
Vengadam (Prakash Raj) has been released from jail in 1948. He is only being escorted for two days (the reason not revealed) back to his hometown of Kanchipuram. He is being transported under the custody of two policemen on a bus from the jail. As the journey takes place, Vengadam recalls his past symbolically as several events that occur in the bus remind him of his past.Actors
Prakash Raj
(Vengadam)
Sriya Reddy
(Annam)
Shammu
(Thamarai)
Vimal
(Rangan)
P. Sreekumar
(Communist Stranger)
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