Kanchivaram is a 2008 National Award-winning Tamil 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 Tirru, 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 film depicts their struggles and ends with a comment about the cooperative movement that emerged to take care of the interests of the workers.
Directed by – Priyadarshan
Produced by – Shailendra Singh & Bhushan Kumar
Written by – Priyadarshan
Starring – Prakash Raj, Shriya Reddy, Shammu
Music by – M. G. Sreekumar
Cinematography – Tirru
Edited by – Arun Kumar
Production – Percept Picture Company & Four Frames Pictures
Release dates – 12 September 2008 (Toronto International Film Festival), 13 March 2009 (India)
Running time – 117 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
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