Actor
Shruti
Haasan
is
set
to
headline
"Chennai
Story",
an
upcoming
Indo-UK
co-production
that
will
be
directed
by
BAFTA-winning
filmmaker
Philip
John.
The
movie,
which
is
co-produced
by
Guru
Films
(India),
Ripple
World
Pictures
(UK)
and
ie
ie
Productions
(Wales),
is
based
on
author
Timeri
N
Murari's
bestseller
"The
Arrangements
of
Love".
It
is
described
as
an
English
film
interspersed
with
Tamil
and
Welsh,
exploring
themes
of
love,
self-expression,
and
acceptance,
a
press
release
said.
Set
against
the
backdrop
of
Wales
and
India,
the
coming-of-age
romantic
comedy
will
feature
Haasan
as
Anu,
a
spunky
private
detective.
"Hailing
from
Chennai,
a
story
showing
the
diversity
and
uniqueness
of
Chennai
is
so
special
to
me
-
collaborating
with
Phil
is
something
I'm
so
excited
to
experience,
telling
global
and
rooted
stories
through
international
collaboration
is
what
making
cinema
is
all
about," the
actor
said.
John,
best
known
for
"Moon
Dogs"
and
series
"Being
Human",
said
he
is
excited
to
collaborate
with
Haasan.
"I'm
thrilled
to
be
teaming
up
with
the
incredibly
talented
Shruti,
on
an
emotional
roller
coaster
of
a
story
set
in
Chennai
and
Cardiff
-
two
vibrant
and
multicultural
cities.
With
the
support
of
BFI,
this
film
brings
a
whole
new
collaboration
to
international
film
production,
while
also
bringing
a
fresh,
under-explored
Wales
and
India
to
the
big
screen,"
the
filmmaker
said.
Co-written
by
Nimmi
Harasgama,
the
movie
will
also
star
British-Indian
actor
Viveik
Kalra,
who
currently
features
in
Netflix
movie
"Lift".
"Chennai
Story" is
backed
by
the
British
Film
Institute's
UK
Global
Screen
Fund.
It
was
the
sole
Indian
project
to
be
included
by
the
BFI
for
funding
through
its
UK
Global
Screen
Fund
that
was
launched
in
April
2021
to
boost
global
opportunities
for
the
UK's
independent
screen
sector.
This
is
the
first
time
the
fund
has
supported
a
collaboration
with
India.
The
film
will
start
its
principal
photography
soon
in
locations
in
Chennai
and
subsequently
in
Cardiff.