Will ÂVellithirai defy Âcinema sentiment?
- IndiaGlitz, [Tuesday,January 29 2008]
It is a belief or sentiment in Kollywood that the films deals with film world do not meet with much success. Right from ÂKallukkul Eeram to the recent ÂKodambaakkamÂ, films based having cinema as their theme havenÂt done well. However, Viji, who is making a film based on the life of an actor, is least bothered about such sentiments.
While the filmmaker is quite confident about his product, he says that the film is not on cinema. It deals with actors just as any film would deal with doctors or engineers, says the director. The characters depicting the lives of actors will not alienate the people from the move, asserts Viji.
What is the inspiration for him to take a movie on actors? Viji says it is a question posed by a police officer. ÂYou people criticize everyone in the society. Can you please show me 10 outstanding human beings in the film world? was the query that made him think a lot about film world. ÂVellithiraiÂ, according to Viji, will be a self criticism by the film world.
Though ÂVellithiraiÂ, Prakash Raj and Prithvi Raj starrer, is a remake of Malayalam flick ÂUdayananu TharamÂ, Viji has come up with a different treatment based on the theme of the original.
One wishes that ÂVellithirai breaks the so called sentiment and sets a new trend.