Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum, a Tamil anthology movie, starring Parvathy Thiruvothu, Kaleseewari Srinivasan and Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli in the lead bagged the ‘Best Film Award’ at the 29th Fukuoka International Film Festival that was held in Japan recently.
The movie, directed by Vasanth S Sai, is based on three female-centric short stories penned by writers Jeyamohan, Adhavan and Ashoka Mithran. According to media reports, Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum was the only Indian movie selected to the festival.
After receiving the award, director Sai said he was humbled by the honour. “I thank the festival team and I'd like to place on record my writers — the heroes — the late Ashokamitran, the late Aadhavan, and the living legend Jeya Mohan. They are the backbone of this film and I would like to thank them in a big way at this happy time,” he was quoted as saying.
The movie was also screened at the 2018 MAMI film festival in Mumbai, where it won the ‘Gender Equality’ award apart from receiving a standing ovation. It was also premiered at the 11th Bangalore International Film Festival and 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala.
