Priyadarshan, the famed director of such Bollywood hits as VIRASAT and GARAM MASALA, returns to his South Indian roots with KANCHIVARAM, a Tamil CITIZEN KANE that combines Bollywood flair, social commitment and film-noir grit to follow one man's political awakening among India's exploited silk-weavers. If you're ready to move a bit beyond Bollywood, this is the film to see. More...

Lord Ganesh sounds like a SOPRANOS mobster when east meets west in the Raj household in New Jersey. Call centers, Hindu hip-hop, dollar-store moguls and busybody aunties are all toppings for this extra-large slice of the immigrant story. The moral~~~ Don't hang up on that call center operator. It might be your karma calling.
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