Director
Nemam
Pushparaj's
Vineeth-Kavya
Madhavan
starrer
Banaras,
which
has
completed
its
second
schedule
in
Thiruvananthapuram
district,
is
all
set
to
grace
theatres
in
January
2009.
Vineeth
acts
as
Hari,
a
research
student
on
folk
dances;
Kavya
Madhavan
plays
the
role
of
Amritha,
a
classical
dancer.
Most
of
shooting
was
in
Banaras.
Banaras
is
an
offbeat
love
story,
flowering
in
the
backdrop
of
pilgrim
centres
in
and
around
Banaras,
the
religious
capital
of
India.
Hari,
the
only
son
of
a
Malayalee
professor
who
has
been
working
in
Banaras
University,
was
born
in
Banaras,
but
brought
to
his
father's
native
place
in
Kerala
after
the
death
of
his
mother
at
the
time
of
Hari's
birth.
Later,
his
father
married
another
woman
to
look
after
Hari.
His
parents
want
Hari
to
marry
his
niece
Devu
who
is
in
love
with
him,
but
Hari's
ambition
is
to
return
Banaras
for
higher
studies
in
folk
dance.
In
Banaras,
he
meets
Amritha,
a
classical
dancer,
during
a
function
conducted
by
a
Malayalee
association.
They
became
friends
and
eventually
fall
in
love
with
each
other.
This
is
the
first
time
Kavya
Madhavan
plays
a
classical
dancer
in
her
career.
Produced
by
M.R.
Nair
under
the
banner
of
Kashi
films,
the
film
gives
equal
importance
to
music.
M.
Jayachandran
sets
music
to
lyrics
written
by
Giresh
Puthencherry.
The
singers
include
K.J.
Yesudas,
Sadhana
Sargam
and
Shreya
Goshal.
Camera
is
handled
by
M.
Sukumar.
The
other
cast
members
include
Jagathy
Sreekumar,
Nedumudi
Venu,
Devan,
Bineesh
Kodiyeri,
Harisree
Asokan
and
Suraj
Vejaramoodu.
Scripted
by
Cheriyaan
Kalpakavaady,
Banaras
will
be
brought
to
theatres
by
Minerva
Release.