Noted
Malayalam
film
director
Hariharan"s
latest
release
Pazhassi
Raja
has
been
selected
for
the
prestigious
Fukuoka
Film
Festival
in
Japan.
It
will
be
held
from
September
17
to
September
26.
The
festival
started
its
journey
in
1991,
and
since
then,
it
has
invited
actor,
actresses
and
film
directors
as
guests
to
promote
their
films
by
organizing
discussions
and
symposiums.
Pazhassi
Raja,
the
2009
blockbuster
movie,
featured
megastar
Mammootty,
Sarath
Kumar,
Thilakan,
Jagathi
Sreekumar
and
Padmapriya
in
the
lead
roles.
It
also
has
actors
like
Manoj
K
Jayan,
Kanika
Subramaniam,
Suresh
Krishna,
Suman
and
Linda
Arsenio
in
various
vital
roles.
On
16th
October,
2009,
it
was
released
across
Kerala
with
130
prints.
Renowned
musician
Ilayaraja
composed
music
for
the
film,
which
was
produced
by
Gokulam
Gopalan.
Academy
Award
winner
Resul
Pookutty
was
the
sound
designer
of
the
movie.
It
is
the
only
Indian
movie,
which
has
been
chosen
to
be
screened
in
this
year"s
Fukuoka
Film
Festival.
Director
Hariharan
is
very
excited
that
his
film
got
selected
and
is
more
thrilled
because
the
film
tells
the
story
of
patriotism.