Priyardarshan begins animation film

India's leading commercial filmmaker Priyadarshan, whose offbeat filmKanchivaramrecently won two National awards (best film and best actor), has joined hands with Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and Thiruvananthapuram-based animation major Toonz Animation to make a Rs. 20 crore 3D animation film titledTwinergy.
Addressing reporters on the eve of Technopark-based Toonz celebrating its first decade of operations, its CEO P. Jayakumar said production of this film has commenced after completing pre-production works.
"This is a 90 minute 3D animation film in English. Bachchan cleared this story after hearing seven ideas from us. We had a three-hour discussion with him in Hyderabad where he was assisted by Abhishek and Aishwarya. The film tells the tale of a royal family, united by love and divided by misunderstanding and how they adopt twin children into their family," he said.
Priyadarshan is expected to spend a week in the Toonz studio and again join the team when the post-production work begins. The post-production will be in Mumbai because Bachchan is particular about the quality of post-production. The film will be released by Diwali next year.