Kaaka
Muttai, an upcoming Tamil film directed by debutant Manikandan, has
been officially selected to have its world premiere at the Toronto
International Film Festival (TIFF). The film is about two carefree slum
boys who yearn to taste pizza, after a pizza parlour opens in their
locality.This is the first time that a Tamil film has achieved the distinction of being chosen by the festival's organizers. It will be screened under the Discovery category, which features films from across the world.
Confirming the news, director M Manikandan says, "Even when I first narrated the story to my producers Vetri Maaran and Dhanush, they said that the film should get worldwide recognition. That's why, even though we had completed the film five months ago, we patiently waited for it to have a world premiere at an international film festival. We sent the film to the festival two months ago and I'm happy that it got selected on the basis of its merit."
The film will have its world premiere on September 5 and will also be screened on two more days (Sep 6 and Sep 13) at the festival. In its description of the film, the festival's official website compares the film to Slumdog Millionaire, which also premiered at the festival and went on to win the Oscar, and adds, "The Crow's Egg (Kaaka Muttai's English title) is a breath of fresh air, not because it mimics Danny Boyle — it doesn't — but because this family film at last finds a way to shift the lens to an exuberantly Indian perspective. In his feature debut, M Manikandan uses this simple tale to paint a vivid portrait of urban child poverty in south India. But it is one of hope and initiative rather than despair."
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