URUMI- Prithviraj & Santhosh Sivan- DVD coming soon

Santosh Sivan, who has been described as the "true hero of latest film RAAVAN("2010)" because of its breathtaking cinematography, has gone ahead and started working on a new film as director. It will be a bilingual and a period drama in Malayalam and Tamil with a working title - Urumi (flexible sword) - and will be featuring Prithviraj and Genelia hot and happening.

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Says Sam, in an exclusive interview, "Yes, I'm doing a film called Urumi with Prithvi and Genelia. The rest of the cast has not yet been completed. Urumi is 8 feet long and flexible blade that has been used in fights for Kalari long time. Sankar Ramakrishnan, who had led the promising short film anthology Island Express in Kerala Café, is writing the script. The film, a bilingual program, is set in the 15 th century and will be for the international audience. "



Latest companies as director Santosh Beyond the rain (2007) Tahaan (200 have been acclaimed by critics and marketing were also successes. "shooting my next movie will begin in August in Kerala. I have directed and photographed all of my films, "said the ace cameraman turned director.



The grapevine is buzzing Urumi that this is a group of men who wanted to kill Basque Da Gama, Portuguese explorer who set foot in Kappad in Calcutta in 1498. However, the director is tight-lipped about the plot. In its casting coup of bringing together Prithviraj and Genelia, Santosh said: "I have really wanted to work with Prithviraj again, he is very passionate about film and is a very talented and serious actor. This will be my third film with him. I first directed him in Ananthabhadram (2005). So we gather to Raavanan in which I was the director of photography. Genelia exudes innocence and seemed right for the role and has great potential. "


The director of photography has been receiving accolades worldwide for its brilliant cinematography and Raavanan Raavad Mani Ratnam. Critics have been harsh on the film however, say that your camera and locations are the membranes that only the silver in the film and he is the "true hero of rAAV"! Quiz him about it and says, "I think the visual appeal is always the director's vision. All my films with Mani visual styles have changed. He is always experimenting. Although everyone is a critic of today feel that have been hard on film. "