Veeram
Cast: Ajith Kumar, Tamannaah, Santhanam, Bala, Vidharth, Munish, Suhail, Ramesh Khanna, Appukutty, ‘Nadodigal’ Abhinaya, Manochithra
Director: Siva
Music director: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography: Vetri
Director's cut
When the producer and I decided to do the film with Ajith Kumar, we first finalised the day of its release. The second aspect was to bring families to the theatre. We want to show Ajith in a new light and make the film an entertaining Pongal fare for the audience. Since I am basically a cinematographer, we have brought together beautiful visuals and enchanting music to add to Ajith’s presence. One interesting feature of the film is that Ajith appears in a dhoti after a long while.
Jilla
Cast: Vijay, Mohanlal, Kajal Aggarwal, Suri, Poornima Bhagyaraj, Mahath, Niveditha, Sampath and Thambi Ramaiyah
Director: R.T. Nesan
Music director: D. Imman
Cinematography: Ganesh Rajavelu
Director’s cut
Around two years ago, I told the story of Jilla to Vijay, and he liked it very much. In fact, he planned everything — he got me the producer and also brought in actor Mohan Lal. He’s even sung a song and also saw to it that I got to make the movie as I desired. I have given the movie my best, and I hope for its box-office success.
Kalavaram
Cast: Sathyaraj, Ajai Raghav, Kutti, Yasser, Thanikala Bharani, Nantha, Saravanan, Suji Bala, Raj Kapoor, Mayilsamy, Lavanya, Inba Nila
Director: S.D. Ramesh Selvam
Music director: M.S. Faisal
Cinematography: P. Chandran
Director’s cutKalavaram is the story of a group of persons planning to destroy peace in society. It is based on a real incident. Kalavaram strives to provide a solution to such problems. I have also thrown light on a few of the families affected by the incident. One of the highlights of the film is that ‘Gana’ Bala has not written and sung, but also acted in the film.
