---
title: 'Kanchivaram (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Priyadarshan'
released: '2008-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kanchivaram-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286811/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kanchivaram (2008)

2008 · Drama · India

Original title: காஞ்சிவரம்

## Synopsis

Kanchivaram is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language period drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Prakash Raj and Shriya Reddy and has music by M. G. Sreekumar, cinematography by Tirru, editing by Arun Kumar, and art direction by Sabu Cyril. The audiography was done by M. R. Rajakrishnan. The movie depicts the pitiable state of the silk weavers in the town of Kanchipuram as they were unorganized and marginalized to live a perpetual ‘hand-to-mouth’ existence. The movie depicts their struggles and ends with a comment about the cooperative movement that emerged to take care of the interests of the workers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Priyadarshan](https://cinepixo.com/people/priyadarshan)
- **Screenplay:** [Priyadarshan](https://cinepixo.com/people/priyadarshan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [M. G. Sreekumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-g-sreekumar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tirru](https://cinepixo.com/people/tirru)

## Cast

- [Sriya Reddy](https://cinepixo.com/people/sriya-reddy)
- [Shammu](https://cinepixo.com/people/shammu)
- [Prakash Raj](https://cinepixo.com/people/prakash-raj)

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