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Kanchivaram (2008)

A Communist Confession

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Priyadarshan
Writer : Priyadarshan

Synopsis

A poor silk weaver promises his wife to dress their newborn daughter in a silk saree for her marriage. Facing systemic oppression and the vicissitudes of his fortune, he struggles to keep his word.

Actors

Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
Vengadam
Sriya Reddy
Sriya Reddy
Annam
Shammu
Shammu
Thamarai
Vimal
Vimal
Rangan
Geetha Vijayan
Geetha Vijayan
Vengadam's Sister
Sampath Raj
Sampath Raj
P Sreekumar
P Sreekumar
Communist Stranger
Vinodhini Vaidyanathan
Vinodhini Vaidyanathan
Rohini
Rohini
Annam (voice)

Crews

Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan
Director
Bhushan Kumar
Bhushan Kumar
Producer
Shailendra Singh
Shailendra Singh
Producer
M. G. Sreekumar
M. G. Sreekumar
Original Music Composer
Abilash Nair
Abilash Nair
Executive Producer
Sarita Patil
Sarita Patil
Associate Producer
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan
Screenplay
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan
Story
S. Thirunavukkarasu
S. Thirunavukkarasu
Director of Photography
Deepan Chatterjee
Deepan Chatterjee
Sound Designer
P. C. Vishnu
P. C. Vishnu
Sound Mixer
Sabu Cyril
Sabu Cyril
Art Direction
Prince Chaurasia
Prince Chaurasia
Visual Effects Supervisor
Santosh Choudhary
Santosh Choudhary
Visual Effects
Arun Kumar Aravind
Arun Kumar Aravind
Editor

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