The film was certified by the censor board in 2007 , and opened at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2008 . It was also shown at the Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival in Pittsburgh . The film eventually went on to receive Best Film and Best Actor for Prakash Raj at the 55th National Film Awards . Priyadarshan won the Zenith Asia Award for best director for this film . The story is set in the silk weavers ' town of Kanchipuram , in post-independence India , though the film was shot mainly in Mysore
55th National Film Awards
55th National Film Awards
Kanchivaram