Kunal Kapoor’s Veeram to open at BRICS Film Festival

A trilingual period drama, Veeram is an adaptation of legendary poet Shakespeare’s classic “Macbeth”.

“I’m very excited that we are premiering at the first BRICS Film Festival. We’ve put a lot of effort into making this film and I’m really looking forward to seeing how the audience reacts to it,” Kunal said in a statement.

Set in 13th century Kerala, “Veeram” resuscitates the real life character made famous through folklore literature and songs.

Sharing broad similarities with the rise and fall of Macbeth, the film spans the journey of Chandu (played by Kunal), a Kalaripayattu warrior who meets a tragic end as an outcome of betrayal.

Produced by Chandrakala Arts, “Veeram” will be releasing in India later this year. It has been shot in three different languages — Hindi, English and Malayalam — and there are plans to further dub it in Tamil and Telugu.

Recently, the makers of the upcoming film Veeram released the first poster and actor Kunal Kapoor looked every bit of a true and epic warrior in it. Veeram is an adaptation of legendary poet Shakespeare’s classic Macbeth.

The poster gives a glimpse of the bare back of the actor who dons the avatar of a warrior. The story is set in the North Malabar area of Kerala. Directed by national award-winning film-maker Jayaraj Nair, the film has been co-produced by Chandramohan Pillai and Pradeep Rajan of Chandrakala Arts. Veeram is being made in Malayalam, Hindi and English.

With IANS inputs.