Radhika Madan's Sanaa to have its world premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Fest

Director Sudhanshu Saria's upcoming film Sanaa starring Radhika Madan has been invited to have its world premiere at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). It is the only Indian film competing for The Grand Prix for Best Film award at the festival this year. The annual festival, one of the largest in Northern Europe, will be held from November 11 to November 27, 2022 in the capital city of Tallinn, Estonia.

Sanaa is a relationship drama about a headstrong and ambitious woman (Radhika), who is fighting an internal battle due to unresolved trauma. It also stars Pooja Bhatt, Sohum Shah, Shikha Talsania, Nikhil Khurana and Navneet Nishan in pivotal roles.

Interestingly, Sudhanshu's directorial debut, the Indie road romantic drama Loev (2015), premiered there in the First Feature competition. His psychological thriller short film Knock Knock Knock had its Europen premiere at Tallinn in 2019 in their Homecoming section. Sudhanshu also served on the juries for the First Features and the Estonian Film competition sections of the 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

Sudhanshu Saria said, "Going to Tallinn is like going back home. It's the place where Loev, my debut feature, took its first steps into the world and where Knock Knock Knock had its European premiere. I'm grateful to the Festival for inviting Sanaa into the Main Competition this time, a category that has previously screened so many auteurs I admire. I can't wait to see how European audiences react to our modern, quintessentially Indian film and to Radhika Madan in particular who has turned in a performance for the ages in the lead part.

Sudhanshu Saria was recently announced as the director of the female-led espionage drama titled Ulajh, with Junglee Pictures. He is also writing, co-directing and show-running a young-adult show for Amazon Prime, and is co-producing and writing Delhi Crime Season 3 for Netflix.