Bollywood celebs praise Kannada film!

Actress Kalki Koechlin, Abhishek Chaubey, director of

Udta Punjab

, screenwriter and lyricist Varun Grover and actor Manav Kaul attended the special screening of internationally-acclaimed

Kannada

film,

Thithi

, in Mumbai.

After a successful run in Karnataka, Raam Reddy's National Award-winning directorial debut is set to have a pan-India release on June 3 with English subtitles. The film, which has attracted applause from around the world for its unique concept and storyline, had stalwarts of the industry praising it.

Kalki said, "Thithi is a sweet film. I wish I could understand Kannada, so I could get more of the jokes. It's such a well told simple story, but very truthful." She had tweeted, "A simple yet funny philosophical film by Raam Reddy".

Abhishek said, the movie is "hillarious, moving and strikingly original. The best time I've spent in a movie theatre this year!" While Varun added, "I think it's one of the most original voices in Indian cinema. It's like we keep talking about who will tell our story if we don't so it's that film which is telling our story in the most honest, rooted way. It's the story of any Indian village...you will see the characters are so alive and so honestly portrayed. It just blew my mind when I saw it at MAMI. It's spiritual, funny, has drama and irony. It's the most amazing genre-bending films I have seen in recent times in Indian cinema."