AMOR – Palme d’Or Cast Anchors India-Korea Saga Seeks Production Financing

The Project

Hook:

Two teenagers meet on a school bench in Chennai in 2001. Twenty years, four cities, and a lifetime of near-misses later, they’re still circling the same unanswered question – was it love, or just timing that never once went their way?

Concept:

AMOR pairs Korean cinematic restraint with the emotional scale of Tamil storytelling – a tonal register close to Parasite’s festival-to-box-office crossover and RRR’s pan-Asian reach. It’s a bilingual co-production built for two of the world’s biggest audiences at once: Tamil and Korean dialogue, six original songs, and a lead actress from the Palme d’Or and Best Picture-winning ensemble of Parasite. With a signed Seoul co-production partner and delivery timed to the 80th Cannes, the IP is positioned to open both markets.

Format:

Feature Film · Drama/Romance · Tamil–Korean Co-production

Franchise potential: remake rights across Indian languages, plus music and live-event extensions, identified as standalone assets.

Comparables:

✓ Past Lives (2023) — 3.6× theatrical return ($12M budget / $42.7M worldwide) — Specialty crossover

✓ When Harry Met Sally (1989) — 5.8× theatrical return ($16M budget / $92.8M gross) — Genre-defining hit

✓ Normal People (2020) — 62.7M UK.

What’s Ready

Production Status:

Completed screenplay
Six original songs composed
MOU signed with Seoul-based co-production partner
Lead cast attached
Key creative team attached (showrunner, editor, sound designer, Korean line producer)
Distribution and go-to-market partners identified across India, Korea, and international festivals/markets
NDA / full materials available on request

The Team:

Jung Zi-so – Female Lead – Part of the Palme d’Or and Best Picture-winning ensemble of Parasite; SAG Award winner (Outstanding Cast); credits include The Glory, Hellbound, and Curtain Call.

 

B.S. Radhakrishnan – Producer – Produced A Common Man starring Ben Kingsley; executive produced Rihana starring Jeremy Irons, screened at Cannes 2026; 10,000+ hours of television produced.

 

Girishh Gopalakrishnan – Writer/Director/Composer – Fourteen years scoring Tamil and UK productions, including Mookuthi Amman, Netrikann, and The Village (Prime); composer-director whose score and narrative vision are built as one language.

 

Harsha Vardhan – Male Lead – Son of celebrated composer Vidyasagar; trained actor, dancer, and classical vocalist, cast for his ability to carry the role across a twenty-year timeline.

The Opportunity

The Ask:

Production financing partner or co-production equity, structured through a dedicated India–Korea SPV.

Open to full or partial production equity

Open to distribution or streaming pre-buys

Open to co-production partners bringing territory-specific incentives

Why Now:

Korean culture has never had a bigger global audience, and Indian cinema has never had more international distribution infrastructure to meet it. AMOR is structured to shoot this year and deliver for the 80th Cannes – a narrow window where both markets’ attention curves are rising at once.

De-Risked From Day One:

✓ Signed co-production MOU with a Seoul-based partner, inked before the Korean Minister for Culture during an official New Delhi visit

✓ Eligible for Korean (KOFIC) location tax rebate alongside Indian co-production incentives

✓ Distribution relationships in place across Korea, South/Southeast Asia, and India theatrical, plus dedicated festival and market representation

✓ Full lead cast and key department heads (editor, sound, line producer) attached ahead of financing close

Most Interesting Project For

 

Streaming Platforms Building Cross-Asia Slates – You’re looking for an original that isn’t a remake or a format adaptation, but a built-from-scratch India–Korea property with festival credibility attached.

 

Sales Agents Covering South & East Asian Diaspora – You need a title with theatrical scale in India and crossover potential in Korea, backed by a cast that already carries international recognition.

 

Co-Production Financiers Seeking Incentive-Eligible Structures – You want a deal structured around real rebates and a signed local partner.

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