Many eyebrows were raised when actor Ramesh Arvind was chosen to direct Kamal Haasan`s grand spectacle Uttama Villain`, but few know that Ramesh is already an established director in Kannada with five films to his credit and has also directed Kamal Haasan in his debut as director in “Rama Shama Bhama”.

KB and K. Viswanath

The portions involving K Balachander eventhough his character is Margadarsi it is auto biographical story of the real life of Kamal and KB. K Vishwanath is an intelligent actor and will bring his own to a scene that will make it even better.

The Theme of Uttama Villain

Ramesh Arvind revealed that Uttama Villain` is about the feelings of a Superstar and it also carries the message not to judge someone by appearances. The superstar may be a Uttaman or a Villain.

About his Artistes

Kamal Haasan takes care of the family drama with Manoranjan and dances, jokes and gives a variety of entertainment as Uttaman.Speaking about Urvashi Ramesh Arvind calls her a scream as she has performed the scenes with such ease as if the lights, camera and dialogues do not exist and it is pure spontaneity from her. The director says that one of her scenes in a hospital is a text book in acting and every aspiring heroine should compulsoraily watch that scene.

Parvathi Menon plays Kamal Haasan`s daughter and Ramesh Arvind challenges that the meeting between father and daughter will figure in the best 100 scenes of Tamil Cinema.Pooja Kumar takes care of the glamour quotient of the film and she appears in both the contemperory and the 8th century portions. Nasser plays an 8th century King and by his body language has rewritten the way a King will behave and will be a treat to watch.

His Technicians

Ramesh calls Gibran a wizard of music and such a difficult movie to create music as only Illayaraja could have done it but Gibran has done full justice. Two are three songs actually tell the story and moves it forward. Camera Man Shamdat paints with light and Vijay Shankar the editor understands the pacing of the film and has cut scenes to the rhythm of the story.

Closing Shots

The film is a complete family entertainer and the clean U certificate justifies that. 'Uttama Villain' will rank among Kamal`s best like Nayagan`, Pushpak, Moondram Pirai and Devar Magan. Ramesh Arvind is also keen on starting his next film as director which may have Sivakarthikeyan or Simbu in the lead.