‘Midnight at the Paradise’ is a Love Letter to Film, Music, and the City of Toronto
'Midnight at the Paradise' premieres tomorrow at Toronto's Paradise Theatre! I had the pleasure to sit down with Vanessa Matsui to discuss the making of this film.

Aravind is a biker from Sabah who meets Kaaviya and falls in love with her at first sight. After getting to know her, Aravind learns that Kavya is a single mother and all this while, her life is decided by her family. Aravind follows Kavya back to Kuala Lumpur to ask Kavya's family for her hand in marriage. Soon, everyone in the family starts to like Aravind and he too develops a special bond with Aarthi (Nilaxshita), Kavya`s daughter who suffers from a liver condition. However, what Aravind does not realise is that everything has been planned from the start and he has fallen into Kavya's cunning trap.
'Midnight at the Paradise' premieres tomorrow at Toronto's Paradise Theatre! I had the pleasure to sit down with Vanessa Matsui to discuss the making of this film.
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