Three Tamil movies selected for the South Asian Film Festival in Paris

Selected Movies for the festival

Trends like releasing the music abroad and having a crew of technically brilliant minds from Hollywood in Tamil movies has consequently made it possible for Tamil cinema to reach out to people the world over. No wonder that recent times have seen an increasing demand for Kollywood flicks internationally.

Soon, The first South Asian Film Festival that is scheduled to happen in Paris will make sure that the fashion capital of the world gets a taste of namma Chennai. Leading the list of movies to be screened at the event are Balaji Sakthivel’s Vazhakku Enn 18/9 produced by Thirupathi Brothers and the Vijay Sethupathi, Remya Nambeesan starrer Pizza. Additionally, the Suriya starrer 7am Arivu has also made it.

Nemesis Srour who is the Artistic Director of the prestigious event says “We are so happy to have all these amazing movies lined up for the festival. It is in sync with our vision to explore the world as a big family and celebrate the human spirit with oneness. I hope we are able to showcase and understand the taste of movies from the east in this inaugural festival.”

The event will also include Abhinay Deo’s Delhi Belly. Notably Arya is part of its Tamil remake titled Settai.  However, it was announced recently that the film festival will start on the 16th and will end after a five day run on January 20. Apart from India, movies from neighbor countries, Sri Lanka,Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh will also be screened.