All for some entertaining fare

Soodhu Kavvum director Nalan Kumarasamy and Sameer Bharat Ram have joined hands to start a production house.

Director Nalan Kumarasamy and Sameer Bharat Ram. Photo: M. Moorthy

Who on earth would have a name like ‘Pinrom Pictures’ for a production house?

Sameer Bharat Ram and Nalan Kumarasamy have. They’ve formed a production house by that name recently with the aim of coming up with “happy, entertaining films.”

For starters, they’re co-producing a project titled

Uriyadi written and directed by Vijay Kumar, who initially tried his luck at the popular

Naalaya Iyakunar programme.

“This will be an underdog film because of its narrative,” starts off Sameer, “Everyone in the film circuit who has seen it, including the likes of Karthik Subbaraj, says it has a lot of potential.”

Featuring newcomers, this revenge thriller revolves around the happy lives youngsters led in the 1990s. Until, there’s a twist – in the form of a political development. “We’re looking at striking a nostalgic chord with the youngsters who grew up in the 90s,” he smiles.

When this project came to them, Sameer and Nalan knew they had something with considerable potential on their hands. But, they wanted to add their own touch to it. So, the duo — one of them a movie lover and, the other, a successful director (remember

Soodhu Kavvum ?) — got together to see what could be done with it. “The film has been re-edited,” says Nalan, “We have also roped in a band to work on the music.”

Called Masala Coffee, the band consists of musicians from across the country. They’ve added their own musical flavour that will enhance the visuals, says the duo. While Anthony Dasan has come up with a number that has been re-arranged, a Bharatiyar poem has been tuned in the form of a Carnatic rock song. “They will all be montage songs.”

Next up for them is an ‘anthology’ – consisting of six different short films with a common theme. “One of them will be done by Nalan,” reveals Sameer, “We’ll have one more established name and the rest will be by up-and-coming filmmakers.” And they will all be, in keeping with their motto, “happy, entertaining films.”