Paradise: Mollywood’s own Roshan Mathew and ‘Hridayam’ star Darshana Rajendran will vie for the Kim Jiseok award at the Busan Film Festival and have their world premieres there.
On October 7th, 2023, the 28th Busan International Film Festival will have the world premiere of Paradise, a movie starring Malayalam actors Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran and directed by Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage. Mani Ratnam is presenting the movie, which was made by Newton Cinemas, under the auspices of Madras Talkies, his production firm. Mahendra Perera and Shyam Fernando, two Sri Lankan actors, are also anticipated to have significant roles in the movie.
The movie’s screenplay was written by Prasanna and Anushka Senanayake, and director Rajeev Ravi was in charge of the photography. Sreekar Prasad handled the movie’s editing, and composer K (Krishna Kumar) was in charge of the score.
28th International Film Festival in Busan
The Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea, will host the 28th Busan International Film Festival from October 4 to October 13. Park Eun-bin will moderate the opening ceremony, which will be hosted by ‘Parasite’ star Song Kang-ho.
The first of 269 films to be shown include the South Korean film Because I Hate Korea by Jang Kun-jae, as well as 209 other films from 69 different countries that were invited to participate. The festival’s main competition division’s Chairman, Jung Sung-il, a South Korean film critic, director, and screenwriter, will preside over the jury.
Paradise is also up for the Kim Jiseok Award, which honors the most visually appealing films that best represent Asian cinema today and carry out the late Kim Jiseok’s vision.
About of Paradise
The movie Paradise is set during the 2022 Sri Lankan financial crisis, which resulted in widespread unrest and shortages of essential services.
According to rumors, the movie is anticipated to be a riveting story of love and crime that sends spectators on an emotional roller coaster throughout the entire movie. According to reports, the movie places a lot of emphasis on the key characters, demonstrating how a crisis reveals a person’s true self and the flaws in the otherwise perfect connection they have. In addition to English, the movie will also be distributed in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Sinhalese.
Roshan Mathew is well-known to Malayalam moviegoers and is renowned for his outstanding performances in a number of movies. His most recent appearance was in the 2023 movie Dhoomam with Fahadh Faasil.
The actress Darshana Rajendran is renowned for her realistic and relevant acting performances throughout her filmography, with films like Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey and Hridayam particularly attracting the attention of the audience.