1/6/2024 0 Comments Dapper and divineRight now, I am married to cinema and I need to treat her well. ![]() Since I don’t make too much money from films, the business aspect doesn’t interest me. I am not afraid of failures since I got used to it. Writer Sujatha sir once said that there are 17 ways to write a screenplay but it is still possible for someone to come up with an 18th possibility. Sometimes I wonder who came up with these rules and formulas. The confidence you have in your first film drops by the time you make your fourth film. This maattram started from there, although there were thadumatram in the middle. Puthiya Pathai broke a set of rules that the mainstream cinema followed at that point. Whenever I pitched my first film to producers, they rejected it. I think it started even before Housefull and in Puthiya Pathai in terms of the way the story was told. Since ‘Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam’ (2014), you have been experimenting with the narrative form: ‘Oththa Seruppu Size 7’ (2019) was a solo-act film and ‘Iravin Nizhal’ is a single-shot film. That continues to be a dream,” says Parthiban, hinting at the fact that he has been solely carrying the weight of Iravin Nizhal on his shoulders. “I just want the audience to come in large numbers. Yet, the filmmaker is anxious about the reception on the first day, first show. Parthiban held test screenings for over 1000 people so far, most of whom had positive things to say about the film. Life has come full circle for Parthiban with his upcoming Iravin Nizhal, which is conceived, directed, acted and edited by him. ![]() Perhaps the seed - of taking complete control of the film he was making - must have been sown around this time. ![]() Yet, Parthiban says he felt like a king when they shot the film in Madurai. He had three cameras, a few hundred junior artists and a tighter budget, given that it was a home production. R Parthiban is still amazed by the bravado he had when Housefull (1999) went into production without a script.
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