I believe filmmakers must travel with their creations long after release.
Filmmaking is never easy as long as you continue learning from the process.
Good actors can make a huge difference to a scene that might sound or read flat.
I would say 'Jigarthanda' had a lot of Tarantino in it, but it ends there. 'Iraivi' is inspired more from directors like Balu Mahendra, Mahendran, and K. Balachander.
On an average, any short film will cost at least Rs. 60,000. Apart from film festivals, where is the avenue to get that money back?
For 'Neer,' we spent about Rs. 70,000 just on the boat.
Out of the five years I spent in software, I was in the U.S. for two.
I was doing it the amateur way, doing everything myself till 'Naalaya Iyakunar.' They said, 'You need crew members'; they insisted on having proper production values. So I learnt a lot about making films for that show.
I worked with an indie filmmaker called Mark Williams, a lawyer who was making a zero-budget family drama called 'Move Me.'
At any filmmaking class, you learn the power of the visual medium and are always trying to minimise the words.
When I hear the news that the pirated version of my film is doing rounds, I cannot keep quiet.
Having spent five years in the technological domain, I see the experiences in the entertainment industry from a technological perspective.
Although technology has been playing a key role in filmmaking, I feel there are plenty of opportunities in other branches of filmdom.
I have been trying to get theatre releases for short films ever since I have been making them. I didn't get any response from theatres initially.
I started learning filmmaking by joining a weekend film school in Bengaluru. I made some amateur short films that got appreciation from people around me.
I would say my parents were really supportive after a point. I had to prove to them that I am not just dreaming; I can really make it.
