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by Rinku Gupta Director Abdul Majid's upcoming release  Torchlight is a movie about the plight and pain of sex workers and based on events in the 90's. The film stars heroine Sada in the lead, playing a prostitute. " The story moved me to tears. Thats why I accepted it. The dialogues are raw and not sugar-coated and reflect the pain behind the life of sex workers,"said Sada at the press meet. The film is directed by Majid of Tamizhan fame. Said the director," The story is based on lorry drivers account of events on highways in the 1990s  They told me about how sex workers would lure drivers using torchlights reflecting on thier face. I interviewd many of the sex workers who revealed to me how tough thier life was. They worked  for small amounts of money like 50 or 100 rupees. The drivers used to be drunk and they had to manage dealing with them. They were pushed into  the profession due to poverty and debts. Its not a glamour based story but a realis...

Press note: Actor Vidaarth is on the fastest rise with his relentless choice of unique scripts and roles. Following three back to back acclaimed roles in movies like Kurangu Bommai, Oru Kidaiyin Karunai Manu and Kuttrame Thandanai, he is now on his next spree continuing with ‘Kaatrin Mozhi’. While the actor plays the role of Jyotika’s husband in ‘Kaatrin Mozhi’, he was recently here at LICET (Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology ) Chennai for the occasion of Cultural events along with producer G Dhananjayan of BOFA Media India Pvt Ltd.  Speaking on the occasion, Vidaarth expressed his complete happiness for being present there. He said, “There is nothing for me here to preach you all. In fact, I have been inheriting whole lot of things from college students like you as I wasn’t privileged enough to pursue. It is noteworthy that the majority of leading personalities from Tamil and Telugu industries comprises of Loyola graduates. Although, I wasn’t a part of this...