Drishyam Films has delivered several memorable movies such as ‘Ankhon Dekhi’ (2013), the opening film at the 8th annual Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) and ‘Masaan’ (2015), the winner of 2 Cannes Film Festival Awards, ‘Newton’ (2017), which was India’s official entry for the Oscars. Now, Drishyam Films is all set to bring to the audiences another hard-hitting human story of India, ‘SIYA’. Starring Pooja Pandey and Vineet Kumar Singh, the film tells the tale of a small-town girl, who despite all hurdles, decides to fight the oppressive patriarchy and takes off on a quest for justice.
Directed by Manish Mundra, CEO of Drishyam Films, the makers of ‘SIYA’ have launched the first-look poster of the film. Reflecting the cocktail of emotions a victim undergoes from fear, anger, pain and helplessness, the poster of ‘SIYA’ is a reflection of the hard-hitting, gritty drama that’s guaranteed to generate social conversations.
Manish Mundra shared, “ ‘SIYA’ sheds light on the hypocrisy behind the crimes countless women endure. The numbers of these crimes are staggering and only seem to be growing with every passing day. We hope to empower women to stand up and speak out with this film. Drishyam Films has always backed cinema that has a notable talking point and sends a message to film goers and SIYA too will follow suit. We hope that the audience will understand the relevance of our film and will speak out.”
Pooja Pandey shared, “This role and character honestly takes a lot out of you emotionally and physically. I was moved by the script and just knew this story deserved to be told.”
Vineet Kumar Singh added, “Drishyam Films are known for movies and stories that have global appeal and yet are deeply rooted in India. While ‘SIYA’ is based in India it has universal appeal because this concern is a global one.”
Produced by Drishyam Films, ‘SIYA’ will be releasing nationwide on September 16, 2022.
