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00:00 From the producer's side, Screen Scene Media Entertainment's Private Limited,
00:04 we welcome Mr. Senthil and Mr. Kiran.
00:07 Next, we welcome Director Prasad Murugesan.
00:15 We welcome the story's lead, Mr. Atharva.
00:23 We welcome the story's lead, Mr. Malikandan.
00:30 We welcome the story's lead, Mr. Edwin Sakai.
00:34 We welcome the story's lead, Mr. Praveen Anjaney.
00:40 We welcome the story's lead, Mr. Suresh Kalleri.
00:48 We welcome the story's lead, Mr. Suresh Kalleri.
00:52 Thank you.
01:05 I would like to thank the producers, the director and everyone else.
01:16 We have always challenged ourselves to make a project that is natural.
01:22 We have never challenged ourselves to make a project that is natural.
01:26 We have always struggled to make a project that is natural.
01:30 We have always struggled to make a project that is natural.
01:37 We have always struggled to make a project that is natural.
01:43 Thank you so much, sir. Next, we will hear a few words from Mr. Praveen Anjaney.
01:47 Thank you and greetings to everyone.
01:53 This series is an interesting story.
02:02 It is a story of action, like an age of the street thriller.
02:09 The story begins slowly and it moves to the thriller zone.
02:16 The screenplay was interesting when I heard it.
02:22 Then I shot it as I heard it.
02:26 Adhubas, Manikandan, Nikila, everyone was a performer.
02:35 The visuals were what they wanted.
02:40 It was shot at night and it was challenging.
02:46 Edwin, the art director, everyone's work was amazing.
02:52 Music, Dharbhukashi's background score, sound mixer, sound designers...
02:58 Everyone's work was in line with Prasad's vision.
03:04 When we saw the final output, as a technician,
03:09 it was difficult to put it in sync with our own ideas.
03:14 It was a product that we are proud of.
03:20 Please support us and give us good reviews.
03:32 You said that many shootings were shot at night.
03:35 It is said in the tagline itself.
03:39 I can't wait to see what happens at night.
03:43 Let's invite D.O.P. Ashwin Sagai.
03:48 Edwin Sagai.
03:52 Greetings to everyone.
03:55 I would like to thank Prasad Murugesan, the director.
04:00 This is not a full night.
04:03 I wanted to do this in Prasad's direction.
04:07 This is a full night and the actors are very special.
04:13 Manikandan, Atharva, everyone.
04:17 The support they gave us in the full night was very special.
04:24 Thank you very much. Your love and support for this project.
04:28 Thank you.
04:31 Thank you so much, sir.
04:33 Next, we are going to invite a fine actor.
04:36 We remember him by his name, even after the movie is over.
04:42 Even if we see his videos, we remember him by his name.
04:50 Only a few people can pull off that.
04:55 We would like to invite Manikandan, who is our heart's desire.
05:04 Greetings to everyone.
05:11 First of all, I would like to thank the press and media.
05:16 I would like to thank you for all the support you gave me.
05:23 Generally, the effort to make a movie and to show it to the people.
05:31 A good movie that is worth watching,
05:37 when it is shown to you, it has even more power.
05:43 Your support has been a great support for my small efforts.
05:51 I would like to thank you for that.
05:53 Prasad sir told me about this story 2 years ago.
06:00 I was very scared when he told me.
06:03 The weight of the character was so heavy.
06:07 I asked him if I could pull it off.
06:12 He insisted and pressured me to act well.
06:25 Then he slowly brought me into the character.
06:30 Like it is said in the trailer, it is a long night.
06:36 We would shoot for 40-50 days.
06:43 At 2.30-3 am, the battery would get down.
06:49 The battery would get down for 60-70 people.
06:52 Since it is a daily night, it would get down.
06:56 When the duration of the battery would get down,
07:03 the director would continuously work.
07:06 When we see him, we would get scared.
07:11 We would think, "Oh, he is running like this. Get up!"
07:15 It was his actions and passion that motivated us to do this series.
07:25 We didn't get the result he wanted.
07:28 But we got inspired by his passion.
07:32 There are many characters in this film.
07:38 There is no one who is behind the characters.
07:46 There are many small characters.
07:51 We have to talk about Rishi, Sarath, Rameshanna.
07:55 There are many characters in this film.
08:00 We didn't think of them as small characters.
08:03 We thought that they are important to the series.
08:06 We are happy that we got such actors.
08:10 Even if we get a bunch of actors,
08:15 it is important to have technicians who take care of it.
08:19 Our cinematographers, Edwin, Art Director, Suresh,
08:24 none of them are regular in their work.
08:31 I think the reason is the director.
08:35 The way he handled the project was not like a day in day out job.
08:40 He was continuously supporting the project.
08:45 When we look back at the film,
08:49 the reason why we are so proud is
08:52 the effort that he put in for the past 2-3 years.
09:01 I am not talking about us, but the team.
09:05 I hope you will also be proud of it.
09:12 The next person we are going to talk about is
09:15 a versatile performer.
09:18 He always does his best in every film.
09:21 He can do a village subject, city story, action movie,
09:25 romantic, he can do anything.
09:29 He is still there today because of his hard work and dedication.
09:34 Mr. Vathiruva, a few words from you.
09:36 Greetings to all.
09:43 This project was started in 2018-19.
09:53 Prasad sir and I had a common point.
09:58 Gautham Menon sir told us about this project.
10:02 He was with us.
10:04 He was a mutual friend of Senthil Virasamy.
10:07 Everyone was very excited about this project.
10:10 There was a bible structure for the beginning.
10:13 There was a 10 episode storyline.
10:16 When we read it, it was very interesting and intriguing.
10:19 We were all expecting how it would turn out.
10:23 But in that era,
10:27 there was a question mark about how to reach the original content.
10:33 Thankfully, today,
10:36 it is a hot star special.
10:39 I would like to thank Pradeep sir and the hot star team.
10:45 I am very happy that the content will reach 7 languages.
10:51 I would like to thank the screen scene director Sundar sir.
10:57 He was very passionate about this project.
11:00 I would like to thank him too.
11:03 I would like to tell you about the plot.
11:06 We can expect a plot based on a court story.
11:09 But there was a small knot in the plot.
11:12 There was a question mark about how to play it.
11:15 I would like to ask Prasad sir,
11:19 "This meter is correct. Please don't go beyond this."
11:21 Every time I would have a doubt
11:24 whether it was correct or not.
11:27 He had a confidence in himself.
11:30 I wrote this script before Prasad sir became the queen.
11:34 I believe that the queen was a big opening.
11:39 That way, I think, Mathukam, Thirubi,
11:42 everyone is watching the web series today.
11:46 Everyone is watching it in a long format.
11:48 That way, I think Mathukam will be a special series.
11:53 I would like to talk about the technicians.
11:56 Cinematographer Edwin sir.
11:59 When I worked with him,
12:02 everyone said that we shoot at night.
12:05 When I shot at night, I went to the set on the first day.
12:08 It was well lit. There were many lights.
12:12 When I went to monitor the rehearsal,
12:14 everything was superb.
12:17 Prasad sir asked me if we could go for a take.
12:20 I said yes.
12:22 He asked me to send all the lights.
12:25 I asked him where I was acting.
12:28 He said he knew.
12:31 After the take, I would stand in front of the monitor
12:34 and look at the shot.
12:37 Prasad sir or Edwin sir would say that it was superb.
12:41 I would say that I don't know where I am.
12:43 I would say that I don't know.
12:46 I would say that they would think it was wrong.
12:49 I would say that it was superb.
12:52 I would say that it was extraordinary.
12:55 But only when I dubbed it, I realized what they said.
12:58 Quality wise, I feel that Mathukam is on par with any of the top web series.
13:04 I really believe that.
13:08 Like Prasad sir said, Mani dedicated a few years of his life to this.
13:13 I believe that the result will be good.
13:17 Our plan is to get bigger and better.
13:20 Season 2, Season 3.
13:23 We plan to build this into a franchise.
13:26 I should mention about Mani.
13:29 Everyone is asking me about Mani's work during the promotions.
13:36 To be honest, I think Mani and I would have shot only for 2 days.
13:39 There were no other combinations.
13:42 And even in those 2 days, Mani would have kept me away from him.
13:47 In old movies, they say that you should not meet a hero or villain.
13:54 It was like that.
13:57 I would go and talk to him and he would say that the shot is ready.
14:00 It was like that.
14:04 I spoke to him and he was very honest and a good man.
14:11 His success is long due.
14:14 I believe that he will go to a bigger stage.
14:17 And Mathukam should be a starting point.
14:21 I believe that the cast crew, Gautham sir, DD, Nikhila,
14:26 will be a very important project for everyone.
14:29 It will be released on August 18th.
14:33 It will be released on Disney+ Hotstar.
14:35 We are waiting for your response.
14:38 It will be released on August 18th.
14:40 We are waiting for your response.
14:43 Next, we have a web series called 'Mathukam'
14:51 which is after the success of 'Kidari'.
14:54 We have Prasad Murugesan with us.
14:57 Please say a few words.
15:00 Greetings to everyone.
15:08 First of all, I would like to say something about 'Mathukam'.
15:11 The first word that I believe in is 'trust'.
15:16 All the projects that I do,
15:19 be it cinema or web series,
15:22 I believe in trust.
15:25 Whether it is a story, a director, a team, an artist,
15:31 I believe in trust.
15:35 Pradeep sir, who gave me the trust to do this project,
15:39 Hotstar,
15:42 Pradeep sir,
15:45 Thank you sir.
15:48 This content,
15:51 as Atharva brother said,
15:54 is a content that I wrote long back.
15:57 I did a series called 'Queen' long back.
16:00 In the OTT space,
16:04 it was a dream of mine.
16:06 Even after 'Kidari',
16:09 I have a great attraction for the OTT space.
16:12 The number one reason for that is,
16:15 theatre has reached a certain audience,
16:18 OTT has reached a different audience.
16:21 OTT is a place for personal viewing.
16:24 We can sit separately and watch,
16:27 or with our family.
16:31 We have to think more than cinema.
16:34 When we watch the series,
16:37 we feel that we can't do a similar series in Tamil.
16:42 When OTT was happening,
16:45 everyone started trusting this project,
16:48 2 years back.
16:51 That is when the market started to grow.
16:54 We have to trust this project,
16:58 that is when the market started to grow.
17:01 I believe that is a big thing.
17:04 Sundar sir, the producer,
17:07 trusted this project a lot.
17:10 He had a great trust in me.
17:13 He said that OTT will reach a certain audience,
17:16 and that it will reach everyone.
17:19 He has done that and shown it.
17:22 I thank him a lot.
17:26 If it wasn't for Sundar sir,
17:28 it would have been difficult to show this project.
17:31 If a producer has so much trust,
17:34 it can run for a long time.
17:37 I see this as a long standing project,
17:40 not just a film or a screenplay.
17:43 Mathakam is the first segment you see today.
17:47 It is a start.
17:50 We have a story to make it even more continuous.
17:55 We will make it a story and
17:57 we will continue to interact with the audience.
18:01 We need your support to make it happen.
18:08 I believe it will happen.
18:11 After writing this,
18:14 it is difficult to write a series.
18:17 It is not an arc for a film.
18:20 It is like an episode.
18:24 I have to give an arc to the characters.
18:26 I had two co-writers with me.
18:29 I thank them.
18:32 I thank my friends Kalyanthath and Bhanu.
18:36 They helped me write the episodes.
18:39 Many people from different parts of the world
18:43 have helped me with this.
18:46 Darbuka Shiva has been with me since my childhood.
18:50 When I first told him about this story,
18:53 he fixed a soundscape for it.
18:55 He arranged a song and a theme music.
18:58 Only after the music,
19:01 we believe that the story is true.
19:04 I thank Darbuka Shiva for that.
19:07 Editor Praveen Antony
19:10 has been with me in my third project.
19:13 Usually, directors are afraid of editors.
19:17 That is true.
19:21 Editors are our first audience.
19:23 They are afraid of what we have brought.
19:27 I am not afraid of Praveen.
19:30 He is my friend.
19:33 He is the one who is more concerned about this project.
19:37 If I had left this project,
19:40 he would have been with me.
19:43 He is with me in this process.
19:46 Edwin Sakai,
19:50 the cameraman,
19:52 has been with me for this project.
19:55 It is not an easy job.
19:58 It is a tough job visually.
20:01 There are many locations in a web series.
20:04 There are many artists.
20:07 There is a practical thing
20:10 that how much time can be given to lighting.
20:13 But if we can do it within this time,
20:16 he has invented a technology for that.
20:19 I believe that he has brought everything
20:21 night by night.
20:24 You will feel it visually.
20:27 Like Atharva brother said,
20:30 the lights were switched off.
20:33 If a character is seen from a hidden place,
20:36 we wanted it to be dark.
20:39 We wanted to give only the practical sources.
20:42 We wanted to show the face too.
20:45 We sent Edwin sir in with a big challenge.
20:48 He has successfully completed the challenge.
20:50 Thank you sir.
20:53 Art director Suresh sir.
20:56 This story is happening in Chennai.
20:59 There is a big party area.
21:02 You would have seen it.
21:05 The party should be lit up
21:08 and grand.
21:11 There should be many small places.
21:14 Both should be created.
21:17 There is no live location.
21:19 Everything should be created.
21:22 But it should be live.
21:25 Thank you Suresh sir.
21:28 Other than this,
21:31 my team has a designer, Gopi Prasannan.
21:34 I think it was in 2019
21:37 when I started this story.
21:40 I would like to thank Gautam sir.
21:43 If it was not for him,
21:46 I would have not been able to do this.
21:48 I am saying this because
21:51 they have changed this project.
21:54 I have worked as their representative.
21:57 I have made their dream come true.
22:00 If it was not for them,
22:03 it would not have happened.
22:06 Gautam sir has been a big supporter
22:09 since the time I met him.
22:12 We have talked a lot about the web series.
22:15 I thought it would be good
22:17 to do something with good quality.
22:20 He encouraged me a lot.
22:23 He was a big help in this.
22:26 Gautam sir took this project to many people.
22:29 He introduced it to many people.
22:32 Adharva sir is an important hero.
22:35 Adharva brother has made many films.
22:38 If they come to OTT space,
22:41 it is better to take the step immediately.
22:44 Everyone is afraid to take the step.
22:46 Practically, everyone is afraid.
22:49 The space has grown well.
22:52 It is like Disney plus hotstar.
22:55 Disney plus hotstar is the first
22:58 to wake up the common people.
23:01 It is in the hands of our family members.
23:04 It has reached the home.
23:07 It is a parallel concern
23:10 of a successful satellite channel.
23:13 It is a big concern.
23:15 Even if we believe it will reach the home,
23:18 we should believe it is a big star.
23:21 Thank you sir for trusting me.
23:24 Manikandan is a talent
23:27 who has grown up a lot.
23:30 In all fields,
23:33 in writing, acting,
23:36 in everything.
23:39 I am not afraid of anything
23:42 and I am not afraid of anything.
23:44 We regularly send a writing quote
23:47 and we begin the day like this.
23:50 We have discussed a lot about writing.
23:53 As for acting,
23:56 we have seen many great actors in Hindi.
23:59 I see him as a Tamil actor.
24:02 He will get a place like that.
24:05 I will tell you the story
24:08 he showed in a performance.
24:11 I didn't tell him the full script.
24:13 Every time we sit together
24:16 we discuss about a different screenplay.
24:19 We discuss about Kamal sir.
24:22 It is 2 am.
24:25 The next day, it is a week later.
24:28 I told him that this was the idea.
24:31 He gave me a booklet.
24:34 It is a bible for the actors
24:37 who are going to come in the future.
24:40 I believe it will be a bible.
24:42 If there is any actor who has grown up,
24:45 Manikandan's work is very extensive.
24:48 He wrote a letter for 40 pages.
24:51 The letter was about
24:54 Manikandan's love letter to Padalam Sekar.
24:57 He has studied the character.
25:00 He has written about how to do it.
25:03 He has given me a book for 40 pages.
25:06 I have written it.
25:09 I don't know how to say it.
25:11 We all think about one thing.
25:14 If everyone can multiply it to the next level,
25:17 I am very happy.
25:20 Thank you Manikandan.
25:23 I want to thank you personally.
25:26 I didn't know about the 6x6.
25:29 Manikandan is a person who
25:32 would have made us serious.
25:35 I would have said cut and turned around.
25:38 We were all laughing and rolling.
25:40 I miss the shooting time.
25:43 If I call the 6x6 artists,
25:46 they will get angry.
25:49 I wish I could call them again.
25:52 Nikila did the Kidaari.
25:55 She has done the lead role.
25:58 She has done the role of Adhirava.
26:01 The role is about an 1 month old baby's mother.
26:04 To act as a 1 month old baby's mother,
26:07 she is a peak actress.
26:09 Her last film was a big hit.
26:12 I wanted to thank her for that.
26:15 I told her that she should do it
26:18 for a character like Nikila.
26:21 She agreed immediately.
26:24 She didn't have a story.
26:27 She trusted me.
26:30 Thank you Nikila.
26:34 I want to thank Didi.
26:36 She is a sweet child in the family.
26:39 Not everyone in Tamil Nadu knows her.
26:42 When I went to Mani's house,
26:45 Mani's mother asked me
26:48 about the film she had acted in.
26:51 She didn't even know that Mani had acted in it.
26:54 She only knew that I had acted in it.
26:57 I want to thank her for
27:00 bringing her into this series.
27:03 I feel blessed.
27:05 She has a positive energy.
27:08 I told her to listen to the story and reject it.
27:11 I came here because
27:14 I thought it would be a blessing if she was in this project.
27:17 She listened to the story and agreed.
27:20 She has done the role of Safiya.
27:23 The character that we all saw in the film,
27:26 Didi is an actor who prepares himself.
27:29 She was so sincere.
27:32 She never shows her physical problems.
27:34 She is always ready to come.
27:37 I can't forget her commitment.
27:40 Thank you Didi.
27:43 Gautham sir,
27:46 He is a very important person in my life.
27:49 I have shared his creative work with me.
27:52 He has been with me since the beginning.
27:55 Thank you Gautham sir.
27:58 I will continue to work with him.
28:01 I wish to work with him in many projects.
28:03 Dilla Sirani is an actor from Hindi.
28:06 She is an actor in Bollywood.
28:09 She has played in this film.
28:12 She is a North Indian character.
28:15 She has done a great performance.
28:18 She is a young sister.
28:21 She is versatile.
28:24 She has done many roles.
28:27 She has worked with many people.
28:30 She is a great actor.
28:32 She is a great cinematographer.
28:35 She has played a role in 'Viraval Nalangal'.
28:38 She has done it very casually.
28:41 Rishikanth is a young actor.
28:44 He is a young actor.
28:47 He is a young actor.
28:50 He has a great dialogue.
28:53 He has to act in his looks.
28:56 He has done a great job.
28:59 There are many actors in this film.
29:01 I am not telling their names today
29:04 because I might forget some of them.
29:07 Many characters have played in this film.
29:10 I thank all of them.
29:13 I wouldn't have done this project without them.
29:16 Thank you sir.
29:19 You all stood with us without seeing anything.
29:22 There is a team called Police.
29:25 All of them are in that team.
29:28 Narelya, Nandini, Bharani, Arvi Thirunavukkarai sir
29:30 I think he is the director.
29:33 Thank you sir.
29:36 I told you this morning
29:39 that he is in a very important stage
29:42 beyond the time you came.
29:45 He is in a battle.
29:48 Thank you sir.
29:51 I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
29:54 His brother, Muthu Ekunar
29:57 Murali Abbas sir
29:59 has played a role in this film.
30:02 I thank him.
30:05 I think it is a blessing for a senior director
30:08 to participate in a film of a junior director.
30:11 They are both brothers.
30:14 One of them has played a gangster role
30:17 and the other one has played a police role.
30:20 They have only one meeting scene.
30:23 There are many more like Munnar Ramesh sir.
30:26 Munnar Ramesh sir should start with a character.
30:28 I had Ramesh sir in my mind from the time I wrote this.
30:31 I wrote this and told Ramesh sir
30:34 that you cannot escape from me.
30:37 He came for my love.
30:40 There is a very interesting person
30:43 who is responsible for this birthday.
30:46 He is a character called Chulai Babu.
30:49 Madhu sir has played a very important role.
30:52 He knows Telugu.
30:55 I have asked him if this is right or wrong.
30:57 Thank you sir.
31:00 He is the one who celebrates his birthday.
31:03 Sandhil, Dout Sandhil
31:06 Vicky, many people from YouTube
31:09 and cinema, all of them are here
31:12 and this project is possible
31:15 because of their efforts.
31:18 I would like to mention the direction department
31:21 of all the people who are involved in this project.
31:24 My direction department
31:26 has conceived this project
31:29 and has worked hard to bring it to fruition.
31:32 My direction team, Mughesh, Karthik, Anand, Manimaran, Satish, Lavanya.
31:38 I would like to thank all of them.
31:41 I came here with a small dream.
31:44 If I had checked the cube, I would have been here by 3.
31:47 It is a blessing to have a team like this.
31:50 I would like to thank them for executing this project.
31:53 Round table productions
31:55 Varadarajan Manikyam
31:58 He is the one who has the pressure of the whole project.
32:01 He has the problem of the rain.
32:04 He has the problem of everything.
32:07 We would not have run this project if it was not for him.
32:10 Thank you Varadhan sir.
32:13 Vikram, he is here somewhere.
32:16 He has broken a hand.
32:19 He ran so fast during post production
32:22 and fell down and got injured.
32:24 He is here somewhere.
32:27 He is still working.
32:30 I don't know if this project would have run this far.
32:33 It was continuous till the delivery.
32:36 Thank you Vikram.
32:39 There are many more people.
32:42 Mani, Nirmal, everyone.
32:45 Focus Bullet Dilip.
32:48 We shoot in low light.
32:51 We can open ISO in low light.
32:53 But it is difficult to focus.
32:56 Dilip is a youngster.
32:59 He has grown a lot.
33:02 He is a focus puller for big films.
33:05 Thank you Dilip.
33:08 There are many more people.
33:11 Thank you to all the art assistants.
33:14 You will see many artists in this series.
33:17 There are many.
33:20 Thank you to the team of Heartstar.
33:22 They brought all this in so many languages.
33:25 Thank you.
33:28 It was a marvelous work.
33:31 The entire floor of Heartstar's office was working.
33:34 There were many teams.
33:37 They are still following this project.
33:40 If they could take a project to this level
33:43 in so many languages,
33:46 Thank you to the team of Heartstar.
33:49 Thank you to Pradeep Milroy, Krishnan Kutty,
33:51 Shruti, our EP.
33:54 They were the ones who handled all the problems.
33:57 I am saying this name because
34:00 I am thankful for the work I got from the press.
34:03 I can't do any work alone.
34:06 I want to call the entire team here.
34:09 With your permission,
34:12 Pradeep sir, you should come here.
34:15 Please come.
34:18 Please come to the stage.
34:20 The entire team should come.
34:23 If you could bring the entire team here,
34:26 I will be happy.
34:29 If the cast and crew, team, ADs,
34:32 DOP assistants, all of you could come here.
34:35 We can take a group photo.
34:38 I will call all of you.
34:41 Our direction team, actors, characters,
34:44 Munnar Ramesh sir, Madhu sir, Senthil.
34:47 All of you should come to the stage.
34:49 All of you should come.
34:58 All of you look like characters.
35:02 Ismail has done a film.
35:05 Casting is very important.
35:08 Akbaruddin, my friend, has done it.
35:11 It is a difficult job.
35:15 He has found all the faces.
35:17 Thank you.
35:19 All right. Thank you.
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