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Cannes: Tamil actor-writer-director Radhakrishnan Parthiban was under the spotlight in the India Pavilion in the International Village of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. His 16th directorial outing, "IravinNizhal" (Shadow of the Night), won him instant admirers. "IravinNizhal" stands out among all the Indian titles unveiled in the Marche du Film Festival de Cannes. It is a phenomenal cinematic achievement a 100-minute, single-shot film with a non-linear narrative. Parthiban's daring labour of love plays out on 50-plus sets erected across an area of 64 acres and follows a deeply flawed man over 50 years of his life. "IravinNizhal" has flashbacks and intense emotions held together by a powerful narrative about a film financier on the run from the media, the police and himself. A.R. Rahman, who has scored the music for "IravinNizhal", was at hand to express his excitement at the project. I have composed music for countless movies in South and North India, but I have never worked on film quite like this one. 'IravinNizhal' has no precedent, he said. Parthiban, who is in Cannes with his budding filmmaker-daughter KeerthanaParthipan Akkineni and one of the producers of "IravinNizhal", Dallas-based Ranjith Dhandapani, admits that the film was a massive logistical challenge. It took us 23 takes to get it right, he said. Despite numerous surprises and reverses, the team overcame the challenges through improvisation and creativity, he added. On his decision to cast himself in the lead role in the films that he directs, Parthiban asserts that it eases matters for him. It is difficult to find actors who can devote months at a stretch of unwavering commitment to a film of mine. "IravinNizhal", he points out, was filmed over 90 days withou ...