“Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (D-16) is a film out of the ordinary, and I am glad that I accepted it after initial apprehensions of a youthful team doing justice to a promising script,” says Rahman.
Rahman, who is in Toronto to honour a commitment, says he had wanted to be in Chennai at the time of the film’s release. “I had accepted this assignment three months ago, and there was no way I could have turned it down at the last minute.”
Reflecting on the character of inspector Deepak, Rahman says, “Though no stranger to cop characters, D-16 turned out to be a special one. It had to be subtle, giving space for the subordinates to put on their thinking caps in order to derive the best results. Checking the emotions was a facet well brought out by the director. I was left in awe at the efforts of the youthful brigade, and things fell in place as if it was programmed that way. The success of D-16 should inspire other directors to think out of the box.”
Rahman says it was a team effort at the end of it, which should speak for the success of the movie. “I am not one to give unsolicited suggestions. Honestly, there was no need to do that in a script which stood tall, with only the execution to be completed.”
Rahman feels the success of the film cannot be measured based on the number of days it runs in a theatre, but rather on the film becoming a trendsetter. “It’s time to move to the crime genre where there’s so much happening.”
