Dingle was the place to be last weekend for film fanatics.

Actors, filmmakers and industry professionals shared their expertise at the Dingle Distillery International Film Festival.

Over 80 films from 23 different countries were screened at the festival throughout the weekend.

Local talent was showcased with 30 incredible Irish films screened.

They were screened in the beautiful surroundings of An Díseart and the Blasket Centre.

There is hope that when the festival returns in 2023, the unused Phoenix Cinema which is currently on sale and at the center of a ‘Save The Phoenix’ campaign locally, will become the focal point of film-filled festivities in the future.

Speaking of the Phoenix Cinema, Ros Hubbard said: “As the only cinema in the Peninsula and all Gaeltacht areas of Ireland, the beautiful Phoenix Cinema, has been closed for some years, we have shown the films in other locations to Dingle which were brilliant but it’s a shame as The Phoenix would be such an iconic venue, however the community is hoping that when the festival returns next year it will be the heart of the festival.

Hubbard was also joined by talent agents Lorraine Brennan and Josh Muldoon as they presented a workshop on the ‘nuts and bolts’ of an acting career.

Actors’ rights, the effects of streaming services on the world of film and TV, how to get on an agent’s books and nab that long-awaited role were all topics covered in an in-depth three-hour session as well as self-save, deal with rejection, and learn about an ever-changing industry.

Director John Sayles was on hand to give an acting masterclass while a day-long session with cinematographer Owen McPolin gave DOP hopefuls all the tips and tricks of the trade.

As the festival drew to a close on Sunday, Other Voices’ Sayles and Philip King hosted a panel discussion at the Dingle Distillery on filmmaking in Ireland, with a focus on Kerry as a filming location – something something it’s already well known for, as the backdrop to the likes of Star Wars and Far and Away.

Maryna Er Gorbach’s Klondike won the Feature Zone award and will be Ukraine’s entry for the Oscars.

The Documentary Zone prize was awarded to Little Palestine by Abdallah Al Khatib.

The winning short film was The Trip by Rimantas Oicenka and will receive €5,000 donated by Dingle Distillery.

For The Birds by Ciaran O’Connor won Best Irish Short Film.

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Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh stole the show on the opening night of the Marrakech International Film Festival, where he was honored with the Etoile d’Or trophy.

He is the latest star to be celebrated at the festival. Previous winners were Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.

Singh also regaled his fans with a catchy dance performance and an impromptu rap session as he received the award.

His role as a rapper in the film “Gully Boy” was praised by his fans.

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One of the highest paid actors in Bollywood, he kept the crowds spellbound with his heart-pounding energetic dances.

After the ceremony, Singh headed to Marrakech’s famous Jemaa El Fna Square, which hosted an outdoor screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s blockbuster Bajirao Mastani.

There he performed the Gully Boy rap number and danced again.

Singh, the easygoing and unrestrained star known for his eccentricities, has covered a range of roles in Bollywood. It is not only popular in India but also abroad.

Ranveer Singh launched his own independent music label IncInkin 2019.

He recently created a major flutter in industry circles when he posed in the buff for a New York-based magazine.

The International Sikh Film Festival returns to New York this weekend after a two-year pandemic hiatus. A total of 17 films centered on Sikh history, diaspora and innovation will premiere at the Rubin Museum in Manhattan this Saturday, Nov. 12, and guests are invited to celebrate at an afterparty at the museum beginning at 8 p.m.

Created in 2004 in Chelsea, the Rubin Museum specializes in Asian art from the Himalayan region. The festival, organized by the New York-based Sikh Art and Film Foundation since 2009, has previously taken place at the McGraw-Hill Conference Center, the Paley Center for Media, the Asia Society and Museum, and the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts. . .

Teji Bindra, co-founder of the Sikh Art and Film Foundation, explained the distinction of the Sikh experience beyond the general envelopment of Indian art and films, explaining why such a delineation is relevant.

“The differentiation is there because sometimes, especially in the West, Sikhs have been misunderstood,” he said, referring to the treatment of Sikhs in the United States after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and other other notable cases of Sikh discrimination in Europe. “It’s a way for us to raise awareness of what Sikhism stands for and build bridges across the world.”

Of the 17 films included in the festival, five of them center on the nuanced experiences of the Sikh diaspora in France and the resounding impacts of the 2004 nationwide ban on conspicuous religious clothing in public schools. A movie, Turban, follows lawyer and activist Ranjit Singh in his quest to overturn the ban so that French Sikhs don’t have to choose between their heritage and their education. “Le Sardar de Condé-Sur-Vire”, a film by Rishabh Thakkar, highlights specific vignettes from the life of Vivek Singh, a Sikh who moved to France for higher education and married a French woman. Thakkar’s film focuses on Singh’s experiences with discriminatory behavior, micro- and macro-aggression, and the search for inner power to improve the lives of Sikhs in France.

“France is not an easy place,” Singh says in the film. “Not only do you have to learn French, but you literally have to become French. Everyone around you makes you look different. But this is your strength.”

Some films also delve into Sikh futurism and environmentalism. “Powering the Gurudwaras of Punjab with Solar Energy” (2022), a documentary film produced by Sikhlens, summarizes one of many community-wide sustainability humanitarian efforts orchestrated by Sikhs in Punjab to reduce their carbon footprint by installing solar panels on gurudwaras (Sikh temples) across the state. silver lining (2022), a collaboration between Sikhlens, Bicky Singh and Ojaswwee Sharma, follows the commitment of United Sikh Mission to improve eye health services in rural Punjab.

Bindra was very excited to share the feature film presentation, “Guru Nanak in Afghanistan and the North West Frontier Provinces” (2021), one of 24 episodes of a documentary series. The film chronicles Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, and his travels across West, Central and South Asia to spread the spiritual ideas of unity and creation beyond gender, religion and gender. the caste.

Single-session tickets to the film festival are $10, and a day pass with afterparty access is $30; tickets can be purchased here.

The 31st edition Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival begins Thursday with screenings at the Museum of Contemporary Art and the St. Louis Galleria.

The The 10-day event features 256 filmsspread across nine different locations, including the Plaza Frontenac, the longtime home of much foreign cuisine.

This year’s iteration is a slimmed-down affair, after many years of programs that had around 400 films. The festival producer Cinema St. Louis saw low ticket sales for its online-only event in 2020 and its hybrid festival the following year.

“Fortunately, we have savings and generous sponsors who just wanted us to do this no matter what,” said St. Louis Theater Artistic Director Chris Clarke.

The organization also lost access to the Tivoli Theater in University City, which had been its main venue. In 2021, Cinema St. Louis executives reached an agreement with One Family Church, which bought the building earlier in the yearto screen festival films.

They couldn’t reach a similar deal this year, Clarke said. This drastically reduced the number of films the festival could present.

The festival program includes more than 100 feature films and 21 short film programs.

The opening night film “Empire of Light”, directed by Sam Mendes, stars actors Olivia Colman, Michael Ward and Colin Firth and is described as a love letter to cinema. Director John Waters’ 1972 classic “Pink Flamingos” closes the festival with a screening at Webster University on November 3.

Among the films of artists from the Saint-Louis region, the Afrofuturist “Below: Children of the Sun», the directorial debut of David Kirkman. The story centers on an enslaved black man in 1857 Missouri who encounters an alien from a crashed spaceship. Director Seth Ferranti’s documentary “Night lifetells the story of Reverend Kenneth McKoy, who takes his ministry to the streets of northern St. Louis at night. Thirty-six poets are included in Dana Christian’s documentary”Poetry in motion: the poets of Saint-Louis take the microphone.”

Continuing its hybrid model from last year, the festival offers both in-person and online screenings. Feature film streams are only $5, while in-person and virtual screenings of short films are free.

“Some people just don’t like going out anymore and they’ve learned to enjoy the web at home rather than going to the theatre. And some people are willing to completely give up on that and grab the popcorn and the soda and sit in a real theater,” Clarke said. “So we have something for everyone.”.

The festival will honor Longtime executive director Cliff Froehlich with a screening of one of his favorite movies, “His Girl Friday,” at Webster University on November 12. Froehlich retired from the St. Louis Theater in June after 19 years with the organization.

Other special events include masterclasses with industry professionals on the casting process and the ins and outs of investing in new films. There will also be a discussion on “Assumption”, a film shot in St. Louis, with writer/producer Peter Hanrahan, producer Michael Kennedy and director Alfredo De Villa.

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The flagship cultural event is back in force from November 24 to December 4, 2022; Singapore films make up more than a quarter of this year’s lineup

After two editions of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) hit by the pandemic, the country’s longest-running film festival is back with an astonishing roster of 101 independent films from 55 countries. As the world continues to adjust to a true new normal, the 33rd edition of SGIFF focuses on uncovering new and inclusive perspectives with the goal of demonstrating human connectedness and functioning as a vehicle for progress.#

Celebrating New Perspectives
Opening this year’s Festival is Assault, a dark and engrossing thriller that depicts the farce and flaws in a society ruled by the insecurities of men. Directed by Adilkhan YERZHANOV, a major figure in Kazakh cinema, Assault premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Story at the Asian Pacific Film Festival in Los Angeles. Yerzhanov first came to prominence after his feature The Owners (2014), which premiered at Cannes and was nominated for Best Asian Feature at SGIFF; he went on to direct acclaimed films like The Plague at the Karatas Village (2016), The
Gentle Indifference of the World (2018) and A Dark, Dark Man (2019), some of which screened at SGIFF. Assault is also the Festival’s very first opening film in Central Asia.
“I’ve been a strong fan and friend of the Festival for almost a decade and I’m honored that ‘Assault’ has the privilege of not only being this year’s opening film, but of being the very first from Central Asia to headline SGIFF. Casting an irreverent look at social and political crises, we hope Assault will resonate strongly with festival audiences, allowing them to reflect on the impact of such events on the society and about the individual. I hope the film can spark more conversations among festival-goers and I look forward to engaging with them more during the festival,” shares Yerzhanov. SGIFF will also be hosting an exclusive In Conversation session in the As part of our Forum program with Yerzhanov himself and his longtime producer, Olga Khlasheva, Goliath, Yerzhanov’s other acclaimed film of the year will also premiere at the festival this year.

This year’s Asian Feature Competition showcases 9 new films from directors making their first through third feature films, three of which have been developed and nurtured in previous editions of the Southeast Asian Film Lab (SEA FL) of the festival. Showing their first feature films for the first time in Singapore, former Thai director Sorayos PRAPPAN will present Arnold is a Model Student, a light-hearted satire highlighting Thailand’s recent Bad Student movement; while Filipino writer-director Martika Ramirez ESCOBAR, presents the psychological comedy-drama film Leonor Will Never Die. SEA FL 2017 alumnus Makbul MUBARAK is also making his meteoric debut with the Indonesian political drama Autobiography, a co-production with collaborators from Indonesia, France, Germany, Poland, Singapore, the Philippines and Qatar.

For the 33rd SGIFF, half of the festival’s diverse programming takes place in six curated program sections that aim to spark curiosity and interest in audiences –

Altitude
Altitude features important new works from some of today’s most established filmmakers.

• The novelist’s film is the 27th feature film by South Korean filmmaker HONG Sang-soo whose work explores everyday life and human interaction in subtly profound ways. The novelist’s film premiered at the Berlinale where it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. In this work of surprising intimacy, the affinity of a novelist with a younger actress leads to a cinematic collaboration.
• no bear is by acclaimed Iranian director Jafar PANAHI whose films are known for their humanistic perspective on life in Iran. Although he has been banned from leaving the country and making films since 2010, he has continued to find ways to create new award-winning work. He was sentenced to serve a six-year prison term
  in July 2022.
• Alcarras is the second feature film by Spanish filmmaker Carla SIMÓN. The film won the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlinale and became the first Catalan-language film to receive this award.

Horizon
Horizon offers strong festival discoveries and films with eclectic perspectives from around the world.

• divine factory is an observational documentary tackling the themes of religion, labor and capital, by Filipino filmmaker Joseph MANGAT. This is his first feature film, which received the grant from the Tan Ean Kiam Foundation – SGIFF Southeast Asian Documentary (SEA-DOC).
• A long journey home by young Chinese director ZHANG Wenqian makes its Asian premiere at SGIFF. This is his first feature film, which won the Jury Prize in the Burning Lights Competition at Visions du Réel.
• stone turtle from Malaysian director, screenwriter and producer WOO Ming Jin is spellbinding island folk horror. Stone Turtle won the FIPRESCI award at the Locarno Film Festival in 2022.

Foreground
The foreground highlights genre favorites and movie attractions of the year.

• World War III by director Houman SEYEDI will premiere in Southeast Asia after winning the Orizzonti Award for Best Actor and the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. The movie was also
  selected as the Iranian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
• First in Southeast Asia, the abandoned was directed and co-written by TSENG Ying-Ting and stars Golden Horse Award winner Ethan Ruan and Golden Horse Award nominee Janine Chang in this dynamic crime thriller.
• Nocebo from Irish filmmaker Lorcan FINNEGAN is an Irish-Filipino psychological thriller starring Eva Green, Mark Strong and Filipino actress Chai Fonacier. Nocebo will premiere in Singapore.
• The fifth thoracic vertebra is the feature debut of South Korean director PARK Syeyoung. A quirky, melancholic body horror that mixes genre kicks with playful formalism as it follows the life of a fungus that lives in a mattress. The film won 3 awards at the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, including the Korean Fantastic Audience Award, and will premiere in Southeast Asia at SGIFF.

undercurrent
Undercurrent charts exciting directions and bold expressions in today’s cinema, asserting imaginative treatments of the moving image.

• All the things you leave behind by Thai filmmaker Chanasorn CHAIKITIPORN and The Unburied Sounds of a Troubled Horizon by Vietnamese filmmaker Tuan Andrew NGUYEN will both make their Asian premieres at SGIFF. Both are politically charged films that take a localized look at the lasting impact of war.
• Not identified is a hilarious, moving, and whimsical piece of speculative fiction that tackles the idea of ​​belonging by Korean-Canadian filmmaker Jude CHUN and Eventide is a one-shot landscape short film by Los Angeles-based visual artist Sharon LOCKHART that experiments with the sound richness and visual resources of the night to evoke both wonder and mourning.
• De Humani Corporis Fabrica is an immersive and visceral journey through the structures and pathologies of the human and medical body in the 21st century. Collaboration between anthropologists and visual artists Véréna PARAVEL and Lucien CASTAING-TAYLOR, De Humani Corporis Fabrica was created in Cannes in the Directors’ Fortnight section.

Point of view
Standpoint presents new international works that present strong attitudes of personal, social and political consequences.

• A house made of shards from Danish documentary filmmaker Simon LERENG WILMONT is a sobering window into the small lives and high hopes of three children seeking refuge in a temporary shelter in eastern Ukraine. This is the Asian premiere of the film.
• I didn’t see you there is the first feature film by American filmmaker Reid DAVENPORT, who makes films about disability from an overtly political perspective. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and won Best Direction in the US Documentary Competition.
• We don’t dance for nothing is the feature debut of Chinese-Greek director and producer Stefanos TAI. He was inspired by the memories of Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong, who number around 400,000.
• Myanmar Newspapers by The Myanmar Film Collective premiered in the Panorama section of the Berlinale where it won the Documentary Award. The Collective is made up of young Burmese filmmakers and European film professionals who continue to make films as a creative resistance in the aftermath of the military coup.

Domain
Domain focuses on a sphere of activity and knowledge in cinema. This year, guest programmer Róisín Tapponi presents a selection of film and video works from South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), her area of ​​specialization.

This special program addresses the themes of rurality, labor and land in South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), celebrating those who continue to care for, nurture and sustain their community, without letting go. . Guest programmed by Róisín TAPPONI, Founder and CEO of Shasha Movies, the premier independent streaming service for Southwest Asia and North Africa cinema, the selection of films invites audiences to consider the land and places which we call home on a conceptual level. Tapponi is also the founder of Habibi
Collective, ART WORK Magazine and Independent Iraqi Film Festival (IIFF).

• Foragers by Jumana MANNA (with Hybrid Q&A) is an important commentary on the extent of Israel’s occupation of Palestine – where the violence is not only physical, but also cultural.
• Confirmed Lebanese filmmaker, Ali CHERRI presents his first feature film The dam (with Hybrid Q&A), a political fable that explores the power of the imagination. The film was presented at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in Cannes.

The loved one Panorama of Singapore The section will cover 26 films including two feature films which will make their world premiere at SGIFF. These are Absent Smile (几时回来) by famous visual artists John CLANG and Lavender CHANG, Before Life After Death by filmmaker Anshul TIWARI. Geylang directed by Boi KWONG will also make its Southeast Asian premiere at the festival. A unique double program in Virtual Reality will also be part of the short film programme, with The Seven Step Verse by documentary filmmaker Ella RAIDEL and In times like these… by multidisciplinary creatives Jevon CHANDRA, CHEN Yanyun, Corentin DERBRE and Alex SCOLLAY.

Madhyantara, a Kannada short film written and directed by Basti Dinesh Shenoy, has been selected to screen at this year’s Indian Panorama at the International Indian Film Festival (IFFI), Goa, which will be held from November 20-28.

The selection for the Indian Panorama is made by eminent film personalities from all over India, comprising a total of 12 jury members for feature films and six jury members for non-films.

Madhyantara is one of 20 films selected in the non-feature category, which includes short films and documentaries.

Madhyantara talks about the process of making a movie

In the 1970s, two boys from a small village in Karnataka embark on an extraordinary journey from simple cinephiles to filmmakers themselves.

Madhyantara relates to the process of making a film. The details of the film are those Mr. Shenoy observed over a period of time during his more than two-decade association with the cinema.

Mr. Shenoy has worked as a cinematographer, producer and director. Sunil Borkar handled the camera. Senior art director Shashidhar Adapa did the production design. Suresh Urs edited the film. Ganesh Shetty headed the production department. Sidhant Mathur composed the background music. The main cast includes Veer, Ajay Neenasam, Ramesh Pandit and Rajkumar Shrinivasan.

“The USP of this short film is that it was shot in celluloid with a 16mm camera. This is a partially crowd-funded project,” said Mr. Shenoy, from the Mangaluru region. He now lives in Delhi.

He previously worked with filmmakers Wes Anderson, Adrien Brody, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker.

Writer/Director Brett Wagner transforms Big Bend National Park into a living, breathing character in the gripping drama, The big turn. The feeling of disconnection from the world that the landscape provides is the perfect backdrop for the story of two couples forced to deal with problems within their marriage.

Cory of New Jersey (Jason Butler Harner, ozark) and Melanie Price (Virginia Kull, NOS4A2), accompanied by their two young daughters, travel to West Texas to reconnect with old friends. The Talbotts live in Terlingua, Texas, on the outskirts of Big Bend National Park, but it might as well be on the moon; the area seems foreign to what prices are used to. It’s undeniably beautiful, but there are threats nearby (including carnivores and snakes) that the Price children have never experienced before.

However, these outside threats are not primarily on the minds of Cory and Melanie or Mac (David Sullivan, Sharp objects) and Georgia Talbott (Erica Ash, Contempt). There are unsaid issues in both marriages, but this short vacation is meant as a way to put them aside for a little while to relax and enjoy good company.

Life comes at you hard and fast, and it’s important to savor the quieter moments. But it is impossible to suppress worries and concerns for a long time. Even not sharing a few days with close friends can put off potentially life-changing decisions, especially for Georgia Talbott.

The undercurrent of anxiety that permeates the vacation getaway turns into full-fledged terror when the Price’s youngest daughter, Fiona (Delilah Wagner), goes missing while on a hike. The panic over her whereabouts temporarily pushes aside all other trouble, and everyone (including the local police) is on deck to locate the girl before it’s too late.

Add to that the very real danger of an escaped convict in the area, and frantic doesn’t begin to describe what Cory and Melanie go through as they do everything they can to find their baby girl.

The adults are great, but it’s young Delilah Wagner as Fiona and Nick Masciangelo as Karl the Convict who share the most interesting scenes. There’s a weirdly honest vibe between the old man and the lost child that’s genuinely engaging. That’s not to say the rest of the cast isn’t top-notch; it’s just that there’s something truly fascinating about Fiona and Karl’s short but impactful relationship.

There’s a lot to unpack in Brett Wagner The big turn. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, Wagner throws a grenade and shatters your expectations. The Talbotts and Price are relatable, and the situations the two families find themselves in feel neither contrived nor forced – even in the film’s most intense and unexpected moments.

GRADE: B+

The big turn screened during the 2022 San Diego International Film Festival held October 19-23. For more information on SDIFF, visit the official festival website.

At the 2022 Busan International Film Festival, some of the most talked about films offered a mirror to society. The films came from all over the world, but there was often something universal about the themes that appealed to them: most importantly, the choices women face or have been taken away from them.

The annual festival made a full comeback after a scaled-down version last year (the mask mandate was maintained and most social activities took place outdoors), and this year’s festival featured 242 films from 71 countries. Themes of motherhood, family, iniquity, race, heroism, horror and human struggle – especially for women – seemed particularly relevant given the political climate in many Many countries. It was a reminder that movies send our world back to us, and that we struggle and often find joy in the same way, despite cultural differences.

Here are the best films from the Busan International Film Festival that are worth checking out as soon as they find a home near you.

Broker

Broker is the first Korean film by Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu, who won the Palme d′Or with Shoplifters at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars veteran actor Song Kang-Ho (Parasite) who won Best Actor at Cannes this year for his portrayal of a kind and handsome broker of babies whom he steals from a baby drop box at a church in Busan to sell on the black market for adoption. But when a mother-of-baby, beautifully played by Lee Ji-eun (K-pop idol IU), returns for the baby and joins the search for a couple to adopt her baby, a tragic comedy ensues. The star-studded cast, which also includes Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona and Lee Joo-young, creates likable portrayals of characters who, on paper, commit nasty crimes, raising valid questions about who should be a parent and what defines the family.

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Ajoomma

A Singaporean “aunt” (“ajoomma” in Korean) is a neglected middle-aged widow who lives with her son and longs for the escape she finds in Korean dramas. In fact, her son has booked a vacation tour to Korea to visit the locations of a drama she loves. But when he abruptly gives up, she decides to go it alone rather than lose the money. Her journey quickly deviates from her fantasy world, forcing her into desperate situations. Singaporean director He Shuming said he wanted to make a film about a middle-aged woman out of respect for her mother and, simultaneously, to embrace melodrama. He cast character actress Hong Huifang for the lead role. The result, a charming tale that wraps restraint and compassion around farce, was noted as a festival favorite by many (especially young) viewers. For K-drama fans, there are a few hidden Easter eggs.

Tamil actor-producer RK Suresh did India proud at the Indo-French International Film Festival 2022. For his tremendous performance as Maayan in the Kollywood film Visithiran, Suresh won Best Actor award at the prestigious film festival. On Monday, October 17, business analyst Ramesh Bala shared the good news with social media users on Twitter.

“The #RKSuresh actor and producer with #Visithiran won Best Actor and Best Feature Film awards at the Indo-French International Film Festival. Congratulations to @studio9_suresh Bro and the whole team,” read the tweet from Bala.

Actor and Producer #RKSuresh featured #Visithiran won Best Actor and Best Feature at the Indo-French International Film Festival.

Congratulation to @studio9_suresh Brother and the whole team. pic.twitter.com/qoHj2eCjXj

— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) October 17, 2022

Directed by M Padmakumar, Visithiran starred RK Suresh and Poorna in the lead roles. The supporting cast of the crime procedural thriller included Madhu Shalini, Bagavathi Perumal, Ilavarasu, George Maryan, Anil Murali, and G Marimuthu, among others. Visithiran is the official remake of the 2018 hit Malayalam movie Joseph.

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Apart from the original screenplay, written by Shahi Kabirr, the Tamil film’s dialogues were penned by John Mahendran. Director M Padmakumar was jointly produced by Bala and Siva Sekar Kilari under the banners of B Studios and Shark Pictures. Visithiran was released in theaters on May 6 this year and received very positive reviews from audiences and film critics.

RK Suresh reprized the lead role of Joju George from the original film in his Tamil remake. Joju even received a special mention at the National Film Awards for his commendable portrayal of a retired police officer in Joseph. Apart from being critically acclaimed, the Malayalam film also did very well at the box office with an astonishing 125 days in cinemas.

Alongside Joju George, the star cast of Joseph boasted Dileesh Pothan, Irshad, Athmiya Rajan, Malavika Menon, Johny Antony, Sudhi Koppa and Madhuri Braganza in key roles. The 2018 film was also directed by M Padmakumar.

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