Kanchivaram in PSIFF
One of the most successful commercial filmmaker�in India,�Priyadarshan's critically acclaimed off-beat Tamil film Kanchivaram (also referred to as Kanchipuram) will be screened at the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2009 (PSIFF) to be held in California from January 6 to 19, 2009. Kanchivaram was recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and International Film Festival of India 2008 (IFFI) in Goa.
Priyadarshan will deliver a short speech about his film during the festival, which is considered to be the most glamorous and prestigious event in the world. PSIFF, founded in 1990, will screen 210 films from 73 countries.
Talking about his forthcoming Hindi film Billoo Barber produced by Shahrukh Khan and Gauri Khan, Priyadarshan said that the film will be released on February 13. Billoo Barber is a remake of renowned Malayalam filmmaker Sreenivasan’s Katha Parayumbol (2007) which was recently remade as Kuselan by P. Vasu in Tamil.
“Unlike Rajinikanth starrer�Kuselan, Billoo Barber will be closer to the original version which had a lot more human sentiments and in which the focus was on the life and times of the barber's character. SRK is just the icing on the cake and I’m sure it will work,” a newspaper quoted him as saying.
Apart from Billoo Barber, Priyadarshan is currently working on three Hindi films: Bhum Bhum Bhole, De Dhana Dhan and Malamaal Weekly-2 which are expected in April, October and December respectively. Priyadarshan is also planning to direct a Malayalam film this year with�scripting by�M.T. Vasudevan Nair, one of the biggest literary giants in Kerala. This film will feature his favourite actor Mohanlal in the lead. Other details of the film are yet to be finalized.
