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00:00 He is the one who opened the century of 2023.
00:03 He opened it without any hesitation this year.
00:06 We don't even have to talk about how far we have to go to get Siddha.
00:09 Because he touched upon this before coming here.
00:13 The success of some of the films this year,
00:16 I wanted to observe it again.
00:18 I was in a mood to scrap everything I wrote.
00:21 I wanted a different mood of film making.
00:24 If 3-4 films are released in a period, we will be in that.
00:29 But not today.
00:30 They are referring to all the films that are released.
00:33 They are going to the OTT and checking all the languages.
00:37 If you say that it is a love film,
00:40 they will look at it and say, "Take it like that, like that."
00:43 That much knowledge has grown.
00:46 Let's take the card, let's go to sir.
00:48 All the emotional endings, whatever you say,
00:51 when it comes to the climax,
00:53 they need the emotional to pull us inside.
00:55 He said he liked the story.
00:57 Next is the investment.
00:59 He has to invest in this film.
01:01 He has to invest.
01:03 He has to invest in that film.
01:05 For the first film directors, it is a big deal.
01:08 I was scared.
01:09 They are investing so much in us.
01:11 We have to be responsible.
01:13 That was the fear.
01:15 When he told the story,
01:17 I don't know what factors he used to decide.
01:21 If it is Kavin or an artist like him,
01:23 even if they do it in a budget,
01:26 he will not know that he liked the story.
01:29 He calls and says,
01:31 "You have taken a film that I like.
01:33 I liked it when you told me the story.
01:35 You did it after telling me.
01:37 Then why are you scared that the theater people won't come?"
01:40 I have seen it as an audience.
01:42 He has bought his films in less.
01:44 He is a big fan of Telugu.
01:46 My films have gone everywhere.
01:48 I have gone to festivals through your films.
01:51 I need courage to say this.
01:53 It is a big deal.
01:55 We talk about not reaching the people.
01:58 People don't know about the films you have made.
02:02 Rajinikanth's film is a big deal.
02:04 How did they troll Annadu?
02:06 I go to my hometown.
02:08 I sit with my family and enjoy.
02:11 I can't blame them.
02:13 I can't blame them.
02:15 Because they like it.
02:17 You have made a film that is a big income.
02:20 You may think that this film is nothing.
02:23 But it is a big income.
02:25 The producer knows the system.
02:28 He knows how to stop it.
02:30 Ranjith is a new man.
02:32 He has created so many people.
02:34 He is a new man.
02:36 I told Sivakumar sir to scrap the film and bring another one.
02:40 Hello to all the filmy beat viewers.
02:42 I am Ranjith Kannan.
02:44 It is a fresh year in Tamil cinema.
02:47 On one hand, the films of the stars are winning.
02:51 On the other hand, the young directors have given new content.
02:54 They have made the viewers enjoy.
02:56 Many new directors have won the first film.
02:59 In that year, in 2023,
03:01 the directors of the films that we are proud of have come here.
03:05 The director of 'Kaliveruthu Muvukkan' is Gautham Raj.
03:09 The director of 'Kira' is Venkat.
03:12 The director of 'Bommai Nayagi' is Shan.
03:15 The director of 'Dada' is Ganesh K. Babu.
03:18 Hello to all of you.
03:20 How are you?
03:22 I am fine.
03:24 You look tired.
03:26 Let's start with a warm-up.
03:29 You have seen all four films.
03:34 You must have seen one.
03:36 Have you seen the other three?
03:38 Yes.
03:40 I have seen 'Dada'.
03:42 I have seen 'Kaliveruthu Muvukkan'.
03:44 I have seen 'Kira'.
03:46 Can you share your thoughts on the films?
03:50 I always want to bring my brother's opinion to the table.
03:57 I see it as an entertainment medium.
04:04 I want to bring entertainment to the table.
04:08 I want to bring my brother's opinion to the table.
04:15 I like the thoughts of the directors.
04:23 It is difficult to do films like 'Bommai Nayagi' or 'Kaliveruthu Muvukkan' today.
04:29 It is impossible to convince a mainstream hero to do it.
04:39 Some people think that it is not right.
04:44 It is difficult for the next three films to sell.
04:49 I feel it is necessary to express my opinion.
04:56 I was very confused when I saw the two of them.
05:01 He would have touched on important issues like the government schools and caste.
05:11 He was very sensitive.
05:16 I was very confused when he wanted to tell the story with Yogi Babu.
05:23 The two of them have different designs.
05:28 It is not that they are wrong in terms of films.
05:33 It is more about their career graph.
05:38 They make films without worrying about that.
05:43 I feel that is inspiring.
05:48 I feel that is inspiring.
05:53 I feel that this is the opening century of 2023.
05:58 'Dada' has opened up this year.
06:03 There are films that have been successful economically.
06:08 It all started with 'Dada'.
06:13 It was a successful film.
06:18 It was a successful film.
06:23 'Kazhuvathimukkan' was a successful film.
06:28 It was a commercial film.
06:33 It was a commercial film.
06:38 It was a successful film.
06:43 It was a successful film.
06:48 I was very connected to his film because I was born in Ramavaram.
06:53 I was very connected to his film because I was born in Ramavaram.
06:58 I was very connected to his film because I was born in Ramavaram.
07:03 I was very connected to his film because I was born in Ramavaram.
07:08 I have seen more films about caste in South India.
07:13 I have seen more films about caste in South India.
07:18 I was very surprised to see Arun Nidhi sir in that way.
07:23 He was a different person in the village.
07:28 He was a different person in the village.
07:33 He was a different person in the village.
07:38 He was a different person in the village.
07:43 He was a different person in the village.
07:48 He was a different person in the village.
07:53 He was a different person in the village.
07:58 He was a different person in the village.
08:03 He was a different person in the village.
08:08 I liked all three films.
08:13 I have already done a film about Rajasthani.
08:18 I have already done a film about Rajasthani.
08:23 I started getting observations when I was making the film.
08:28 I started getting observations when I was making the film.
08:33 I started getting observations when I was making the film.
08:38 Pandiraj had said that Tamil cinema needs a new observation.
08:43 Pandiraj had said that Tamil cinema needs a new observation.
08:48 Pandiraj had said that Tamil cinema needs a new observation.
08:53 Pandiraj had said that Tamil cinema needs a new observation.
08:58 Pandiraj had said that Tamil cinema needs a new observation.
09:03 Pandiraj had said that Tamil cinema needs a new observation.
09:08 I wanted to make a film about that.
09:13 The story of Kalavirthi Murugan is understood by the people of the city.
09:18 The story of Kalavirthi Murugan is understood by the people of the city.
09:23 The story of Kalavirthi Murugan is understood by the people of the city.
09:28 I knew that there was a new trend in film making.
09:33 I knew that there was a new trend in film making.
09:38 I was confused about the trend.
09:43 I was confused about the trend.
09:48 I wanted to observe a lot of films.
09:53 I wanted to observe a lot of films.
09:58 I wanted to observe a lot of films.
10:03 I wanted to observe a lot of films.
10:08 I wanted to observe a lot of films.
10:13 The film making of these three films changed completely.
10:18 The film making of these three films changed completely.
10:23 The film making of these three films changed completely.
10:28 The film making of these three films changed completely.
10:33 The film making of these three films changed completely.
10:38 The film making of these three films changed completely.
10:43 The film making of these three films changed completely.
10:48 The film making of these three films changed completely.
10:53 The film making of these three films changed completely.
10:58 The film making of these three films changed completely.
11:03 The film making of these three films changed completely.
11:08 The film making of these three films changed completely.
11:13 I saw Dada and his approach was...
11:18 I had a lot of nostalgia.
11:23 I had to give a reaction to a scene.
11:28 I had to give a reaction to a scene.
11:33 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
11:38 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
11:43 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
11:48 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
11:53 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
11:58 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:03 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:08 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:13 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:18 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:23 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:28 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:33 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:38 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:43 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:48 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:53 I was stunned by the girl's reaction.
12:58 He has given a hero to Tamil cinema.
13:03 It's easy to create a hero in a film.
13:08 It's easier to create a hero in a film.
13:13 I think Kavin will agree.
13:18 You used to be an audience before you came to cinema.
13:23 You've seen many films.
13:28 How do you think people view your films?
13:33 There's always a change in the audience.
13:38 There used to be a family audience.
13:43 Now, everything has changed from the template.
13:48 Even the top list of films with big heroes
13:53 have not been included in the template.
13:58 Rajini sir has also come to the same pattern.
14:03 Everyone has entered a bloodthirsty space.
14:08 The generation that used to watch video games
14:13 or watch web series has now reflected in cinema.
14:18 That need has now become necessary in films.
14:23 The audience has changed.
14:28 It's not like the films you made before.
14:33 The directors are now writing films with a lot of patience.
14:38 They've adapted it to come out.
14:43 People are looking for it.
14:48 In the past, we used to watch 3-4 films in a theater.
14:53 Now, people are looking for it.
14:58 They're watching all the languages.
15:03 We used to avoid English films because of the mindset.
15:08 The audience understands the film language.
15:13 The audience is the only audience.
15:18 The audience is prepared.
15:23 90% of the audience is ready to watch any film.
15:28 Only when you break that, the audience becomes 100%.
15:33 So, we shouldn't disappoint the audience.
15:38 People are looking for films.
15:43 It's after COVID.
15:48 If you ask me to recommend a film,
15:53 I'll say, 'Look at 'Kodambil''.
15:58 We have to fight with them to keep us in check.
16:03 We have to go beyond their knowledge.
16:08 Even if we go too far, they won't agree.
16:13 I'm not saying what films to watch.
16:18 The emotional connection is what matters.
16:23 Even if you say anything,
16:28 the climax needs that emotional connection.
16:33 Even if it's a good comedy, it needs that emotional connection.
16:38 I want that to be in all my scripts.
16:43 People's emotions don't change.
16:48 In many Hollywood films,
16:53 the love between brothers and sisters is very strong.
16:58 They bring it in films like 'Fast and Furious'.
17:03 The emotions are the same all over the world.
17:08 In China, people are looking at the film as a separate market.
17:13 In China, people are looking at the film as a separate market.
17:18 In the film festival in China,
17:23 there were so many clubs.
17:28 They enjoyed that.
17:33 I want all my films to be emotional.
17:38 You said that the audience is changing.
17:43 But there's a criticism that violence is necessary.
17:48 What impact will cinema have on this?
17:53 Cinema is a commercial.
17:58 You can't fight anyone.
18:03 You can't fight big heroes or newcomers.
18:08 But we are responsible for making money.
18:13 If the audience is set for this,
18:18 they will balance it out.
18:23 But the responsibility is different for the directors and the production company.
18:28 But the market is different.
18:33 If the producers want something,
18:38 they will only accept it.
18:43 If they don't, they won't have a place.
18:48 If the producers want to make a novel,
18:53 they will have the right to do so.
18:58 It's different from writing a script.
19:03 If the producers have expectations, it will be different.
19:08 So, there's no need to do it.
19:13 You three are the first film, and Anan is the second.
19:18 How much does it help you?
19:23 The producer accepts the film before the audience.
19:28 It starts from there.
19:33 It's a place where directors and film producers meet.
19:38 He's the one who decides what films to make.
19:43 I don't know how it will work without him.
19:48 His sensibility is very important.
19:53 He doesn't just look at the business.
19:58 He introduces the three individuals to society.
20:03 It's a very important call.
20:08 I think the beginning and end is a production table.
20:13 If the production table starts to shake, the film is over.
20:18 The producer is very important.
20:23 How did you get the first film?
20:28 It's different in the first film.
20:33 The producer believes in the story.
20:38 It's a table calculation based on the artist.
20:43 Some stories are believed in because of the investment.
20:48 Cinema is not about small investments.
20:53 Even if it's a big business, you have to invest in it.
20:58 Only then will the film be successful.
21:03 I didn't spend money on the story.
21:08 But they have to believe in it.
21:13 They sent us to college and paid us.
21:18 We have to do something else.
21:23 I believe in that.
21:28 I was always afraid of investing in a film.
21:33 I didn't know how to do it.
21:38 I had to do it with the assistance of my assistant.
21:43 He liked the story.
21:48 He had to invest in the film.
21:53 I was afraid of that.
21:58 It was a scary process.
22:03 He's not going to be in the spot.
22:08 He doesn't even know what the other people are doing.
22:13 He proved a film to Annan.
22:18 I don't know what factors he used to decide.
22:23 Even if it's a Kavin film,
22:28 he doesn't know that we're making a film based on his story.
22:33 Did you ask him what impressed him?
22:38 He doesn't know that the factors work.
22:43 He doesn't know that he'll bring what I say to the screen.
22:48 Only small kids like me will be in the spot.
22:53 Even if it's a huge amount,
22:58 he doesn't know how it would have been.
23:03 The process is scary for a producer.
23:08 We can't know if they're taking what we say.
23:13 We can elevate sound in some films.
23:18 Only when he sees the film, he'll know what we've taken.
23:23 The process is very scary for a director.
23:28 Even after the release of 'Thairpillai',
23:33 when people were worried about the film,
23:38 he called me and said he'd taken a film he liked.
23:43 I send voice messages to him.
23:48 He sent me back the film.
23:53 I told him I'd sent it to a festival and asked him to pitch it to OTT.
23:58 I was a passed audience in 'Kovac'
24:03 He's a big producer in Telugu.
24:08 I told him I'd sent it to a festival.
24:13 He said he didn't care and asked me to pitch it to a theatre.
24:18 I told him to give up.
24:23 I think it's a big thing.
24:28 I think we've come out of this with sincerity.
24:33 I think we've come out of this with sincerity.
24:38 Like I said in the first film,
24:43 the producers have to trust us.
24:48 I have to convince him that I'll send it to a festival.
24:53 He's like a father to me.
24:58 He's like a father to me.
25:03 He's like a father to me.
25:08 He's like a father to me.
25:13 He's like a father to me.
25:18 He's like a father to me.
25:23 He's like a father to me.
25:28 I remember the emotions I had when I saw the teaser.
25:33 I remember the emotions I had when I saw the teaser.
25:38 I had a doubt.
25:43 I had a doubt.
25:48 I think it was different for the teaser.
25:53 The color was different.
25:58 The poet was different.
26:03 Some films have a grip from the beginning to the end.
26:08 Some films have a grip from the beginning to the end.
26:13 I had this grip when I saw 'Myna'.
26:18 I had this grip when I saw 'Myna'.
26:23 The mood of the film would start right away.
26:28 It would elevate to the end.
26:33 I had this mood in 'Manakamukthu'.
26:38 I was expecting a lot of grip.
26:43 I had talked about it a lot in 'Manakamukthu'.
26:48 I really liked it.
26:53 I really liked it.
26:58 I really liked the grip.
27:03 I had talked about it a lot in 'Manakamukthu'.
27:08 I had talked about it a lot in 'Manakamukthu'.
27:13 I had talked about it a lot in 'Manakamukthu'.
27:18 I had talked about it a lot in 'Manakamukthu'.
27:23 I had talked about it a lot in 'Manakamukthu'.
27:28 I had talked about it a lot in 'Manakamukthu'.
27:33 I felt fresh.
27:38 I felt fresh.
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34:58 It's fun in our country.
35:03 We don't have artists in our country.
35:08 We have a dramatic mass.
35:13 In Malayalam, they do it live.
35:18 They do it live and dramatize.
35:23 We're talking about our films.
35:28 When I go to a village in Kerala, I ask people about the films I watch.
35:33 They watch Mammootty's films, Mohanlal's films, Suresh Gopi's films, Dilip's films.
35:38 They know only these films.
35:43 They know only Vijay and Surya.
35:48 Their audience is different in Malayalam.
35:53 Their audience is different in Malayalam.
35:58 They're into entertainment, family sentiment, humor.
36:03 They're giving that film to people in Malayalam.
36:08 We don't go and look for it.
36:13 We watch films that we don't watch.
36:18 When I was in school, Kim Ki-Tuk was a big shot.
36:23 We used to look for films in the commercial industry.
36:28 I used to ask someone in Korea to give me a film called Kim Ki-Tuk.
36:33 People in Korea didn't know about it.
36:38 He gave another interview.
36:43 I was shocked to see that.
36:48 The commercial industry was different.
36:53 We all yearn for the commercial industry.
36:58 I was in a different commercial.
37:03 I was in a different commercial.
37:08 I was writing a drama before that.
37:13 It was a dark comedy genre.
37:18 Shankar sir has said the opposite in interviews.
37:23 He wanted to make a light-hearted film.
37:28 He wanted to make a film that was a bit more serious.
37:33 But he wanted to make a gentleman's film.
37:38 He would have said, "Don't do that. You're going to do it in this story."
37:43 I asked the producers of the first film...
37:48 There was a film released a month ago.
37:53 It was a good film.
37:58 It was released on the third day of the film release.
38:03 I asked if everyone got the support they needed.
38:08 Cinema is a big mechanism.
38:13 It's a system that's required.
38:18 There's no understanding of cinema.
38:23 But people who understand the system will understand it.
38:28 If you're making a big film,
38:33 you'll think it's nothing compared to the other films.
38:38 The producer knows the system.
38:43 If I tell you about some successful films,
38:48 you won't believe me.
38:53 The producers of the first film...
38:58 I can tell you the directors of the first film.
39:03 Because none of the producers would have agreed.
39:08 I'm not saying this to give you a name.
39:13 The directors would have made 10 films.
39:18 But the first film would have been a big success.
39:23 It would have been talked about a lot.
39:28 There's a film called Madurai.
39:33 It's more successful than Sivakasi and Thirupatchi.
39:38 It captures the market created by Sivakasi and Thirupatchi.
39:43 It's not a novel or a big story.
39:48 It's not a big life film.
39:53 But it's more successful than that.
39:58 The first people who come to the industry
40:03 don't know how to trust distributors or theatres.
40:08 They don't know how to buy a film easily.
40:13 They'll sell it for 2 crores.
40:18 But after it hits, they'll earn a lot.
40:23 It's all content.
40:28 The new producers have a system.
40:33 They understand the system.
40:38 It's not easy to get an OTT or a satellite.
40:43 They have transactions.
40:48 They'll sell it to you when you start.
40:53 There's a business for everything.
40:58 You need content for cinema.
41:03 The new producers will do it.
41:08 Even if it's a great film...
41:13 Sivakumar sir said that he'd scrap the film
41:18 and look for a new job.
41:23 His next film changed the value of that film.
41:28 The next film changed the value of the first film.
41:33 Attakathi's value changed the value of the next film.
41:38 The producers were able to collect money.
41:43 That's what I said.
41:48 The established producers can change the system.
41:53 I felt different when I did 'Rakshasi'.
41:58 Rajamurugan sir was my sub-editor.
42:03 I asked him about the film.
42:08 He said that the producers were a dream audience.
42:13 The production team was different.
42:18 They'd change the script and the episodes.
42:23 I was shocked.
42:28 Rajamurugan had done 'Joker' before that.
42:33 I was told that the industry had dropped a few films.
42:38 I was shocked.
42:43 He said that he'd make a great film.
42:48 He was the first producer to do that.
42:53 He was the first to stop that.
42:58 It's good to have a professional.
43:03 But the younger ones struggle.
43:08 They don't know what's in the film.
43:13 But there's a system for that.
43:18 He's a different person now.
43:23 He's a different person now.
43:28 That's when you face problems.
43:33 I read the script of 'Ek Nora'.
43:38 I think it's right to see 'Ek Nora' in our point of view.
43:43 I struggled for a few weeks to maintain it.
43:48 OTT is coming to the theatres now.
43:53 They don't have to watch the film.
43:58 They can just watch it.
44:03 We can pick up the film in a few weeks.
44:08 I'm a business man.
44:13 I got a signature from OTT.
44:18 They can watch it in a week.
44:23 They can watch it in a week.
44:28 I don't know how to pick up both sides.
44:33 You need to bring out the best in the film.
44:38 Studio Kriyana, Dream Warrior, 2D...
44:43 They bring out the best in the film.
44:48 The audience will come in to watch the film.
44:53 Not everyone gets that chance.
44:58 I think it's right to release it.
45:03 I read the script of 'Ek Nora'.
45:08 It's a good film.
45:13 Even if it's not good, why should we give it so much credit?
45:18 It's right to see it in that point of view.