Four in a row
Actor Aari plays the lead, accompanied by Kumaravel and Karna, in director Guhan Sambandam’s Dharani . The uniqueness of the screenplay is that the director has given two shades to each of the three characters which come to the fore as the story progresses. For Aari who has four films in different stages of completion, the role in Dharani is exciting. “It is all about the survival of the fittest. I play a middle-class person who runs an old restaurant,” says Aari. “Besides Dharani, there is director Ashwin Saravanan’s untitled film in which I am paired with Nayanthara, director Sasidharan’s Kadai En 6 with Sanyathara and director Krishna’s Maane Thaene Paeye with Subashree Ganguly,” adds Aari.
Movie with a message
Director P. C. Anbazhahan’s Nathikal Nanaivathillai, which has a socially relevant message about education, was specially screened for ISRO scientist Mayilsamy Annadurai. “The main focus of the script is not just parental control. Mayilsamy appreciated the fact that I have highlighted the need to give children the freedom to choose their careers. He also took note of the point I have made about dignity of labour. The hero Pranav’s performance was appreciated by Mayilsamy who said that films such as this are what will bring family audiences to theatres,” says Anbazhahan.
Inspired by life
Perumal Pillai’s maiden directorial venture, Thilagar , underlines the need to abhor violence. “A real-life incident that happened in 1990 inspired me to make Thilagar . Kishore plays a village leader who swears by his weapons. But, he wants his younger brother, played by Dhruva, to lead a civilised life. In an unfortunate clash between two groups, Kishore dies but not before causing irreparable damage to the opposite group. Inadvertently, Dhruva is blamed and gets caught in this melee. What follows forms an interesting climax,” says Perumal Pillai.
