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By Rinku Gupta The team of Pancharaaksharam is gearing up for the release of the film this week.  Directed by Balaji Vairamuthu, the film has Santosh, Gokul, newbie Seeman and Madhu Shalini in the lead. Speaking about the film at the press meet, hero Santosh disclosed " The title has a historical , ancient feel to it but the film is a New Age supernatural thriller. Balaji narrated many stories but finally chose this one. He has worked very hard on preparing all details of the film. " Director Balaji who is debuting as a director was grateful to his father for producing the movie. The film focuses on the power of thoughts and how what one thinks wields a force in life.

By Rinku Gupta Ace director and producer Karthik Subbaraj recently announced the first film under his Stone Bench Indie banner. Subbaraj will be releasing Alli, the Tamil version of Chola in Malyalam, under this banner.  The film is directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan and stars Joju George and Nimisha Sajayan. Pa Ranjith and Vetrimaaran released the title of  the banner's first indie film Alli, dubbed in Tamil. These are films which have already made a name in festivals across the globe.  They may not find the right distribution network to release independently and reach audiences.  Stone Bench Indie seeks to bridge that gap and bring such films to wider audiences, according to Subbaraj. Stone Bench is already producing 3 films and 2 web-series which are in various stages of production.