Actor-filmmaker
Tanikella
Bharani
is
overwhelmed
with
the
response
his
maiden
Telugu
directorial
Midhunam
has
received
at
the
ongoing
11th
Chennai
International
Film
Festival
(CIFF).
The
movie,
which
deals
with
the
relationship
between
a
septuagenarian
couple,
is
the
only
Telugu
film
to
be
screened
at
the
festival.
Talking
about
Midhunam
screening
at
the
CIFF,
Tanikella
Bharani
told,
"I'm
extremely
happy
that
I
have
received
words
of
appreciation
from
legendary
filmmakers
such
as
K.
Balachander
and
Bapu.
I
was
also
happy
with
the
fact
that
my
film
played
to
a
full
house,
which
also
included
several
foreigners."
While
Tamil
filmmaker
Balachander
called
the
film
a
visual
poetry,
Bapu
lauded
Bharani's
effort
for
presenting
the
film
with
unparalleled
sensitivity.
He
said,
"I'm
glad
I
got
the
opportunity
to
present
my
film
in
this
festival.
I
hope
more
Indian
films
get
the
opportunity
to
be
screened
in
these
festivals,
which
also
attracts
foreigners.
This
way
our
films
can
cross
over
and
can
also
attract
global
acclaim."
The
film,
which
released
towards
the
end
of
2012,
was
not
a
money
spinner
at
the
box-office,
yet
managed
to
complete
a
50-day
run.
It
featured
only
two
characters
essayed
by
SP
Balasubrahmanyam
and
Lakshmi.
The
CIFF,
which
started
on
Dec
12,
is
slated
to
conclude
on
Dec
19.
163
films
from
58
countries
are
being
screened
at
the
fest.