"Kandasamy" shooting in Oman

By N.Thyagarajan

The important scenes of the Kandasamy in which Vikram and Shriya Saran are acting are shot in Oman. The film which is fast emerging a favourite destination for Indian film producers.
According to the film's director, Susi Ganesan the shooting for the film had been taking place in different parts of Oman, including Oman Dive Centre, Al Sawadi, Sohar beach, Qantab, Yacht Club and Omani roads.
Vikram described Oman as one of the most beautiful places that he had ever seen, while Shriya, whose Hindi film 'Mission Istanbul' is currently running in theatres in the Sultanate, termed the Gulf country "very pretty."
"We have now been here for five days and it has been fantastic," Shriya was quoted as saying by 'Times of Oman'.
Akshay Chowdhary, Director of an event management company which has brought the film's producers to Oman, said: "We thought the best way to promote Oman was by making it a destination for people.
"The best way to do that was by tying up with film production houses in India, and other parts of the world, and bring them over here to shoot films here."
"We are in talks with a lot of production houses.... We will gradually invite other units," he was quoted as saying.