“My parents have let me do whatever I am interested in. Initially, they were apprehensive, but when they realised that filmmaking was my passion and that I was doing a good job with the short...”
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“My parents have let me do whatever I am interested in. Initially, they were apprehensive, but when they realised that filmmaking was my passion and that I was doing a good job with the short...”
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“'Mercury' is about a big company exploiting a small town. There is a place in Tamil Nadu called Kodaikanal. It had a thermometer factory, which would dump the mercury into the river. This af...”
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“For a cinematographer, every frame has to be important.”
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“I was doing it the amateur way, doing everything myself till 'Naalaya Iyakunar.' They said, 'You need crew members'; they insisted on having proper production values. So I learnt a lot about...”
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“'Mercury' is one of the most challenging projects I have worked on. From the nuances of the actors' expressions to the minute technicals of the movie, everything needed to be monitored and l...”
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“I did a lot of short films before doing feature films.”
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“After doing two feature films, I got an idea for a thriller film and felt this could be made without any dialogues.”
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“In India, we always look at feature films as a progression over short films. But, abroad, people make a living making short films. The revenue might not be as much as in feature films, but t...”
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“If a star film does not have a good story, it will not run. This will make stars choose good scripts consciously.”
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“The core plot of 'Mercury' is so gripping that when I thought of making it as a silent film, it only made it more interesting. Once I finished writing the first draft, making a silent film t...”
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“When I thought of writing for Rajini sir, I told myself it will be a really cool character with a very happy-go-lucky attitude. We took such a character and placed him in a strong story, and...”
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“Even during my short film days, I approached theatres with the idea of playing them during the interval. They thought it was problematic to screen an offbeat short film in between a commerci...”
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“I grew up idolising Rajinikanth, and I've always wanted to see him in a certain way. When I knew I was going to write for Rajini sir, I wanted to show him in the most stylish way and bring b...”
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“Rajini sir gave me an opportunity to work with him because he liked my work, especially my style of narration and dialogues. Now, I can't go out and make something very different just to ple...”
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“A theatrical release is not possible for a short film.”
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“A short film is not a shortened feature film. It has a soul of its own.”
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“When I was working in Bangalore, short film making was fun - almost like a weekend getaway for me and my friends from the software industry.”
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“Ever since I made the short film 'Black And White,' which had almost no dialogues, the idea of making a silent feature film fascinated me.”
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“If one makes a short film with reasonable technical finesse, it will cost between Rs. 50,000 and Rs. one lakh. That's a lot of money for someone starting off.”
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“On an average, any short film will cost at least Rs. 60,000. Apart from film festivals, where is the avenue to get that money back?”
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