Aaranya Kaandam wins jury award at SAIFF

S.P. Charan's sixth production ventureAaranya Kaandam has won the Grand Jury Award at the South Asian International Film Festival held at New York recently. Noted for discovering new and talented directors and converting their talent into big hits, S.P. Charan roped in yet another new director, Thiagarajan Kumararaja, for Aaranya Kaandam.

The film, which introduces Bollywood’s renowned actor Jackie Shroff to Tamil films, stars Ravi Krishna and Sampath in the lead roles with debutante Yasmin Ponnappa as heroine. Charan’s Capital Film Works has been associated with trend-setting films, which raises everyone’s expectations about Aaranya Kaandam. Also, the film’s promos, which look like pages straight out of famous comic books like Dick Tracy and The Shadow, have kindled everyone’s curiosity.

Aaranya Kaandam’s music is composed by his ever-reliable music composer Yuvanshankar Raja; P.S. Vinod is the cinematographer.