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Kanchivaram
A Tamil Drama Film, 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. It was 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.
Details
Produced by: Shailendra Singh Bhushan Kumar
Story by: Priyadarshan
Starring: Prakash Raj ,Shriya Reddy, Shammu
Music by: M. G. Sreekumar
Cinematography: Tirru
Edited by: Arun Kumar
Production company: Percept Picture Company and Four Frames Pictures
Release date: 2009-03-13