Chennai, Dec 14: Sidharth Srinivasan, known for his critically acclaimed debut feature film "Pairon Talle", has confirmed that his next Hindi outing is titled "Traas (The Profane)", a fever-dream horror fable.
"My next project is called 'Traas'. It is a horror story about a family literally tearing itself apart, set against the hallucinatory backdrop of Varanasi," Srinivasan told Ians.
"'Traas' is a contemporary Indian horror story derived from deeply rooted beliefs in the sanctity of the family unit and the eternal struggle between life and death," he added.
The film, which will go on floors in the first half.
"My next project is called 'Traas'. It is a horror story about a family literally tearing itself apart, set against the hallucinatory backdrop of Varanasi," Srinivasan told Ians.
"'Traas' is a contemporary Indian horror story derived from deeply rooted beliefs in the sanctity of the family unit and the eternal struggle between life and death," he added.
The film, which will go on floors in the first half.
- 12/14/2012
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Chennai, Oct 4: Indie film's success should not be measured by its first week collection, says independent filmmaker Sidharth Srinivasan whose second film "Pairon Talle", about clash between traditional and modern societies in Delhi, is coming out Friday.
"The problem for most of us arises after completion of the film because the fate of a film is decided by its opening weekend box-office.
"The problem for most of us arises after completion of the film because the fate of a film is decided by its opening weekend box-office.
- 10/4/2012
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Pairon Talle (Soul of Sand) directed by Sidharth Srinivasan is scheduled for a theatrical release on October 5th under the ‘PVR Director’s Rare’ label.
The film was funded by the Hubert Bal’s Fund, from the Rotterdam International Film Festival, in the digital production category in 2008. In 2011, it screened in the Bright Future program at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
The film was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010.
Pairon Talle is the story of a downtrodden, lower-caste watchman who stands obsessive guard over an abandoned silica mine. The watchman’s existence revolves around his lord and master – the mine owner. He re-lives the same day of his life, his entire adult working life, while his neglected wife tries to make ends meet in questionable fashion, despite her love for him. One day, the watchman is forced to go against his unbending personal sense of duty to his feudal employer,...
The film was funded by the Hubert Bal’s Fund, from the Rotterdam International Film Festival, in the digital production category in 2008. In 2011, it screened in the Bright Future program at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
The film was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010.
Pairon Talle is the story of a downtrodden, lower-caste watchman who stands obsessive guard over an abandoned silica mine. The watchman’s existence revolves around his lord and master – the mine owner. He re-lives the same day of his life, his entire adult working life, while his neglected wife tries to make ends meet in questionable fashion, despite her love for him. One day, the watchman is forced to go against his unbending personal sense of duty to his feudal employer,...
- 9/7/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Sidharth Srinivasan
South Korean sales company Finecut has picked up international rights outside India to Sidharth Srinivasan’s horror film The Profane.
The film will be a co-production between India, UK and Korea. It will be co-produced by Andy Starke and Pete Tombs of UK’s Root Films, and Finecut’s Suh Young-Joo.
The synopsis of the film on Finecut’s website: A brother and sister, at odds with the world and one another, take their elderly mother to Varanasi to fulfill her dying wish–to be cremated and have her ashes scattered in the holy river Ganges. But, once there, the mother refuses to die. To find a way out of their dilemma, her two children are forced to resort to extreme measures. Measures that trap them in a world of strange magic and dark desires; a world ruled by the dead rather than the living.
The Profane, which...
South Korean sales company Finecut has picked up international rights outside India to Sidharth Srinivasan’s horror film The Profane.
The film will be a co-production between India, UK and Korea. It will be co-produced by Andy Starke and Pete Tombs of UK’s Root Films, and Finecut’s Suh Young-Joo.
The synopsis of the film on Finecut’s website: A brother and sister, at odds with the world and one another, take their elderly mother to Varanasi to fulfill her dying wish–to be cremated and have her ashes scattered in the holy river Ganges. But, once there, the mother refuses to die. To find a way out of their dilemma, her two children are forced to resort to extreme measures. Measures that trap them in a world of strange magic and dark desires; a world ruled by the dead rather than the living.
The Profane, which...
- 5/17/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The ongoing World Cinema Festival Amsterdam is holding a special section on independent Indian cinema called “Soul of India”. The festival will be on till August 21, 2011.
Besides “Soul of India”, Gandu (Asshole) by Kaushik Mukherjee (Q) is one of the nine films competing at the festival. The Jury comprises of actor Achmed Akkabi, Esther van Driesum, Head of Programmes of Programmes of Binger Filmlab and Meenakshi Shedde, Indian consultant to International film festivals.
The films that are being screened in “Soul of India” are Aamir Bashir’s Harud (Autumn), Onir’s I Am, Sidharth Srinivasan’s Pairon Talle (Soul of Sand) and Umesh Kulkarni’s Vihir (The Well). Two short films: Wagah by Supriyo Sen and Udedh Bun (Unravel) by Siddharth Sinha are also being screened at the festival.
“The early years of the 21st century seem to have brought forth a first cautious flowering of a new, independent, artistic Indian cinema.
Besides “Soul of India”, Gandu (Asshole) by Kaushik Mukherjee (Q) is one of the nine films competing at the festival. The Jury comprises of actor Achmed Akkabi, Esther van Driesum, Head of Programmes of Programmes of Binger Filmlab and Meenakshi Shedde, Indian consultant to International film festivals.
The films that are being screened in “Soul of India” are Aamir Bashir’s Harud (Autumn), Onir’s I Am, Sidharth Srinivasan’s Pairon Talle (Soul of Sand) and Umesh Kulkarni’s Vihir (The Well). Two short films: Wagah by Supriyo Sen and Udedh Bun (Unravel) by Siddharth Sinha are also being screened at the festival.
“The early years of the 21st century seem to have brought forth a first cautious flowering of a new, independent, artistic Indian cinema.
- 8/15/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Locarno Open Doors will be held alongside the 64th Locarno International Film Festival from August 6-9, 2011. Open Doors 2011 that focuses on India, has selected 12 projects for its co-production lab. Sidharth Srinivasan’s Samaadhi (The Penance) is one of them. Srinivasan’s debut feature Pairon Talle premiered at Toronto last year followed by an European premiere at Rotterdam. In the first in the series, DearCinema brings to you details about the filmmaker and the project, in the words of the filmmaker:
Sidharth Srinivasan
I am an independent filmmaker who writes and directs his own material. My latest project Samaadhi (The Penance) is an elevated genre film – a truly Indian horror film that also plays as a family drama. It is a film that explores very rooted notions of transience, impermanence and family ties – notions that are so peculiar to the subcontinent.
This project is currently at an advanced stage of development.
Sidharth Srinivasan
I am an independent filmmaker who writes and directs his own material. My latest project Samaadhi (The Penance) is an elevated genre film – a truly Indian horror film that also plays as a family drama. It is a film that explores very rooted notions of transience, impermanence and family ties – notions that are so peculiar to the subcontinent.
This project is currently at an advanced stage of development.
- 8/3/2011
- by Sidharth Srinivasan
- DearCinema.com
Pairon Talle
Sidharth Srinivasan’s Pairon Talle will be screened in The Bright Future program at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2011. The 40th edition of the festival will take place from Jan 26-Feb 6, 2011.
Bright Future is the section in which the festival presents debut or second feature films, which it finds ‘important, idiosyncratic and adventurous’.
The section this year will screen eighteen world premières, ten international premières and eleven European premières. In total, this year’s Bright Future is made up of eighty films selected from thirty-eight countries. Fifteen of these films, including Pairon Talle, received support from Iffr’s Hubert Bals Fund.
Pairon Talle will be presented as part of European premiere in Bright Future:
Fortune Teller, Xu Tong, China
The Old Donkey, Li Ruijun, China (Hubert Bals Fund supported film)
Tape, Li Ning, China
Piano In A Factory, Zhang Meng, China
Soul Of Sand, Sidharth Srinivasan, India...
Sidharth Srinivasan’s Pairon Talle will be screened in The Bright Future program at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2011. The 40th edition of the festival will take place from Jan 26-Feb 6, 2011.
Bright Future is the section in which the festival presents debut or second feature films, which it finds ‘important, idiosyncratic and adventurous’.
The section this year will screen eighteen world premières, ten international premières and eleven European premières. In total, this year’s Bright Future is made up of eighty films selected from thirty-eight countries. Fifteen of these films, including Pairon Talle, received support from Iffr’s Hubert Bals Fund.
Pairon Talle will be presented as part of European premiere in Bright Future:
Fortune Teller, Xu Tong, China
The Old Donkey, Li Ruijun, China (Hubert Bals Fund supported film)
Tape, Li Ning, China
Piano In A Factory, Zhang Meng, China
Soul Of Sand, Sidharth Srinivasan, India...
- 1/9/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Pairon Talle
Sidharth Srinivasan’s Pairon Talle (Soul of Sand) will be a part of Global Lens 2011, the eighth annual touring film exhibition organized by MoMA (Museum of Modern Arts, New York City). The exhibition, in collaboration with the Global Film Initiative (Gfi) will be held from January 13–28, 2011.
The nine films to be presented in this exhibition have been developed with grants from Gfi.
“Accomplished, entertaining, and thought-provoking, the films are also deeply rooted in the social and political realities of the countries where their talented and resourceful makers live and set their stories”, as stated in a press release.
This year’s other selections are:
Federico Veiroj’s La Vida Útil (A Useful Life) (2010), Uruguay; Sérgio Bianchi’s Os Inquilinos (The Tenants) (2009), Brazil; Diego Lerman’s La Mirada Invisible (The Invisible Eye) (2010), Argentina; Aktan Arym Kubat’s Svet-Ake (The Light Thief) (2010), Kyrgyzstan; Mohammad Rasoulof’s Kestzar Haye Sepid (The...
Sidharth Srinivasan’s Pairon Talle (Soul of Sand) will be a part of Global Lens 2011, the eighth annual touring film exhibition organized by MoMA (Museum of Modern Arts, New York City). The exhibition, in collaboration with the Global Film Initiative (Gfi) will be held from January 13–28, 2011.
The nine films to be presented in this exhibition have been developed with grants from Gfi.
“Accomplished, entertaining, and thought-provoking, the films are also deeply rooted in the social and political realities of the countries where their talented and resourceful makers live and set their stories”, as stated in a press release.
This year’s other selections are:
Federico Veiroj’s La Vida Útil (A Useful Life) (2010), Uruguay; Sérgio Bianchi’s Os Inquilinos (The Tenants) (2009), Brazil; Diego Lerman’s La Mirada Invisible (The Invisible Eye) (2010), Argentina; Aktan Arym Kubat’s Svet-Ake (The Light Thief) (2010), Kyrgyzstan; Mohammad Rasoulof’s Kestzar Haye Sepid (The...
- 1/4/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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