Bharathiraja to be honoured at Singapore film fest

Veteran director Bharathiraja will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 3rd Singapore South Asian International Film Festival (Sg.SAIFF) on August 30. Bharathiraja is a six-time National Award winner, who has been creatively contributing to the field of cinema since the 1970s.

The jury panel, chaired by Roger Garcia, will include eminent film personalities like actress Suhasini Maniratnam, director Sabiha Sumar from Pakistan, director Rasoul Sadr Ameli from Iran and actress Yashoda Wimaladharma from Sri Lanka.

Started in 2017, the festival serves as an opportunity for cultural interaction between South Asia and Singapore with several panel discussions, master classes, and other business networking sessions.

Meanwhile, the filmmaker’s last film was ‘Om’ released in 2018. He was last seen as an actor in the film ‘Kennedy Club’ in 2019.

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