Despite not doing well at box office, Cheran’s directorial ‘Pokkisham‘ has been nominated for 11th Mumbai International Film Festival. The 7-day (Oct 29-Nov 5) will showcase 200 best films from 56 countries.
Recently, committee members of MAMI: Yash Chopra, Amol Palekar, Amit Khanna and Shabana Azmi had revealed the line-ups of screening.
‘Pokkisham‘ featured Cheran and Padmapriya in lead roles and was produced by Hitesh Jhabak. Amongst 14 films from Indian Film Fraternity, ‘Pokkisham‘ has been nominated for the festival.
Earlier Cheran’s films: ‘Autograph‘ and ‘Thavamai Thavamirundhu‘ were screened and nominated at various international film festivals and won appreciations. Cheran will be present for the film festival to showcase the film.
–R. Richard Mahesh
