Effectively and with a rare simpliciy conveys the contemporary confusion and parable of the tradition and modernity in Indian Society. While on one hand it is trying to go nuclear and global, the society is also not forgetting its roots in tradition. The film amply portrays this transition". - Citation at FilmFestival.

Movie
Tiladaanam is a one of the rituals in Hindu tradition, where a brahmin can accept the effects of Shani (saturn) by accepting a daanam. The person who gives daanam supposedly gives away his shani effect to the accceptor.

Tiladaanam movie is about a vedic scholar who is reduced to an acceptor of Tiladaanam. He moves from his village to city for a better living. He is shocked to see change in the society's perspective towards the traditions & also the fall in values of his profession. The movie brilliantly portrays two diverse ideologies existing in the same family. The fathers belief in the religion and his son's revolutionary ideology. Brahmaji plays the son who becomes a naxalite and thinks of changing the society.

The movie is produced by National Film development corporation and directed by the film critic turned filmmaker KNT Sastry.

Winner at Pusan Film Festival
Tiladaanam won the best asian film award at the Pusan international film festival held in Busan, South Korea. Pusan International film festival is an annual event held in the picturesque city of Busan. Over the years it has become one of the most dynamic and prestigious film festival in Asia. The festival was held from 14th to 23rd November of this year. The international jury of this festival includes eminent film personalities: Donald Richie(US), Aparna Sen (India), Clarie Denis (France), Eduardo Antin QUintin (Argentina, he is the director of Buenos Aries international film festival), Hong Sang Soo (Korea).
A cash prize of $10,000 is awarded to the winning director K.N.T.Sastry. The award is given out in the new currents section category which is aimed at promoting emerging film talent in asia by rewarding the new films. Tiladaanam competed with 11 asian films from Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, China and Iran. "Water women", one of the competeing films won Best film award at Thessoloniki(Greece) is also nominated making the competetion tough. Korena films "Jealousy is my middle name", "Too young to die" got special mention in the awards list. It is in this context the award to Tiladaanam becomes significant, in asmuch as the citation says that the film "Effectively and with a rare simpliciy conveys the contemporary confusion and parable of the tradition and modernity in Indian Society. While on one hand it is trying to go nuclear and global, the society is also not forgetting its roots in tradition. The film amply portrays this transition".

The film ran packed houses in a 1500 capacity theater. Audience at Pusan gave a standing ovation to the film.

Tiladaanam, by bagging this award has brought glory to Telugu Cinema. Infact this is the first Telugu film ever getting an International award and first Indian film at Pusan getting this award.

The movie is making its circle in the international film circuit. It is being screened in Vancouver and Montreal. It has been invited to Rotterdam film festival considered as a big competetion to Berlin Festival and it will be in Buenos Aries festival early spring next year. Invitations have also come from Jerusalam festival, Melbourne festival and Brisbane festival.

About the director KNT Sastry

He earlier worked for Surabhi which won the best anthropological/Ethnographic film award at 47th national film festival. KNT sastry is the recipient of national awards as best film critic (Rajat kaml-1989), best book on cinema (swarna kamal 1994) and special mention for his work "alanati chalana chitram" in 1997. He also scripted for award winning "Dasi" and "Maa oru".