Kanchivaram to be aired on TV

Priyadarshan is not only a commercial cinema director, he also makes profound films like Kanchivaram, which was screened at the Toronto Film Festival.

The film follows the life of a silk weaver in Kanchipuram at a time when silk weavers were treated like bonded labourers. The film is based on real-life incidents, where a few weavers spur a revolution unable to bear the atrocities heaped upon them and this revolution results in the formation of a cooperative society that is functional to this day. Kanchivaram reveals how communism became a forefront movement in India after independence.

Prakashraj as Vengadam plays the protagonist and Shriya Reddy plays his wife. Music is by M.G. Sree Kumar. Director Priyadarshan has�said that this film is very close to his heart and is his best work till date.

Kanchivaram will be aired on Vijay TV on July 30th, 2009 at 7 p.m.

Stay tuned to watch this masterpiece!