Tovino Thomas in " Vazhakk " directd by SanalKumar Sasidharan .

I am so happy to share this news regarding the world premiere of our film Vazhakk (The Quarrel) at the 2nd International Film Festival of South Asia- Seoul. The festival will take place from July 29 to 31, 2022. IFFSA-SEOUL is held under the theme of "Journey to South Asia through the movie."Vazhakk is my 7th feature film. We shot the film during the last days of the first lockdown of Covid 19. Even though I finished the works in 2021 itself the film didn't travel because of many factors including the unknown scandals spread against me. Finally it is coming out and we have censored the film also and it is certified A. 

I also take this opportunity to declare my decision to withdraw from film making until my innocence is proven. As a person who was having only aim in life that is film making, it is very hard for me to live forward and stick on to my decision at the same time. But I was carrying out film making as a spiritual excersise and dedicated myself totally for the purity of my work. I am not claiming that I am a flawless human being in my personal life but I can assure that I was pure in my artistic path. The case slapped on me is absolutely false and a cooked up one by some people including somebody with power and authority who wanted to tarnish and demonize me for their narrow interests.

 I believe in truth but it should come out its own and till then I don't want it to cause shadow upon my works. I might come back once I am proven innocent or this might be my last film if I die before the verdict. But I don't have any regret even if this is going to be an abrupt end of my career. I am happy that I could make 7 films one documentary and three short films without doing any compromise to my vision on film making. Thanks for those who loved my films and encouraged me till this point. Love you all ❤️

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan .