The film is being directed by Sri Lankan director Chandran Rutnam
Jacqueline Fernandez has ample reason to be on cloud 9. And it’s not just her Bollywood success or the million mark she reached today on Instagram; it is the fact that her first film back home, According To Matthew, will soon hit screens internationally.
Directed by Sri Lankan director Chandran Rutnam, the film is based on the real life story of Reverend Father Matthew Pieris, an Anglican pastor in Colombo, who was tried by the law for the murder of his wife and the husband of his mistress. Talking about the film, the directed was quoted by a Colombian daily, “This is one of the mot diabolical murder cases in history. A very unusual story but true story. This was the talk of the town in the 70s when he was arrested and tried for murder along with his mistress. I wanted to do this for a long time. I discussed the story once with father Mathew. But he had a different side to it. It was not practical so I stepped back from the project. But now I’m doing it based on court records and what I knew of father Peiris. He was my pastor at ST Paul’s Kingsley road. I’ve known him for a while.”
Sri Lankan-born-Australian singer and song writer, Alston Koch will be seen essaying the lead character while Jacqueline will play his mistress. The film is currently being shot in Sri Lanka where the murder took place.
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