JOIN USFilmmaker Kiran Rao hosted a special screening of National-Award winning Kannada film, ‘Thithi’, by Raam Reddy which is slated for pan-India release on June 3, in Mumbai recently.
B-Town celebs and film enthusiasts including Rajkumar Rao, Hansal Mehta, Sayani Gupta, Adil Hussain, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Ram Sampath, Sona Mohapatra, Smriti Kiran attended the screening. After a successful run in Karnataka, Raam Reddy’s internationally-acclaimed directorial debut will hit theatres across India with English subtitles.
On the occasion, Kiran Rao said, “I think it’s a truly extraordinary film, one that shows such maturity of craft, such a great handle on performance given that all the actors are non-actors and ultimately such a heartwarming examination of life, it’s an observation of life as it unfolds in this village.”
“It’s so charming and so funny that I was completely absorbed and drawn into this world. I really hope that other people will give this a chance and go and see it because I genuinely believe that it’s a film that everyone should go out and watch,” she added
Actor Rajkumar Rao said, “‘Thithi’ is one of the most outstanding films I have seen in my life coming out of India, something I’m really proud of. It has most beautifully written characters and they have performed so real that you feel like you are in their world. It’s a very voyeuristic film. You don’t feel like you are watching the film, you are living the life of these characters. I think it’s the best debut Raam could ever have.’’
Nandita Das added, “It’s absolutely delightful, I think it’s seldom you get to see slice of life film of rural India given the language and the textures that are so real, amazingly witty and funny. I’m curious to see how it will work in urban areas. We have also become insular that we don’t care about what’s happening in the rest of the country, so I think those who do should definitely go and watch it. There’s so much that’s going on at various levels that we are almost unaware of and I thoroughly enjoyed it. And Raam, a young guy, has done remarkably.”
The film is produced by Pratap Reddy and Sunmin Park.