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00:00 Everyone has said that Veerappan is the villain.
00:03 Whether he is a good guy or a bad guy.
00:05 He is a hero in the videos of the public who like Veerappan.
00:12 He is a hero in the videos of the public who like Veerappan.
00:17 But what they forgot to say in this story is that
00:20 the lives of the people affected by him are very important.
00:27 So many people have been hurt in the name of Veerappan's search.
00:30 The lives of so many people have been ruined.
00:33 They have been put into many traumas.
00:36 This has not come anywhere.
00:38 In fact, I don't know this before I become a director.
00:41 So many people have been hurt in the name of the workshop.
00:45 So many people have been killed in the name of fake encoders.
00:51 It is so shocking when I know this.
00:54 He is a man who speaks in a level range where he cuts a head and puts it here.
01:01 He is also a man who does mimicry, comedy, jokes, humor.
01:11 So when we get different dimensions of him,
01:14 we feel that it was a mixed bag.
01:19 The fact that he says a particular name of a politician
01:24 creates a sensation in the trailer.
01:26 The fact that he says about Veerappan is sensationalized
01:29 is not a problem for anyone.
01:31 Because there is so much blood, pain and human lives involved in this story,
01:35 it is enough to tell the story directly.
01:37 In the families that he has been through,
01:41 he is described graphically.
01:43 He says that he will tie his hands like this,
01:45 he will roll his saris like this.
01:47 He says that he will tie his hands like this,
01:49 he will roll his saris like this.
01:51 When he says this, everyone will be behind the camera.
01:56 The questioner cannot ask the next question.
01:58 If Veerappan had done this, it would have been different.
02:02 The government has taken over the powers.
02:06 The police will not question anyone.
02:08 There is nothing to do in that courage.
02:12 You are seeing 10% of the victims' tapes in the 4th episode.
02:17 Because, when we selected the tapes,
02:19 the human pride that we had was not there.
02:21 It was a mess.
02:23 There is a doubt whether this series will go to a safe zone.
02:28 We would not have kept the headlines of Munnal Muthalamichar, Jayalalitha Amma's smoke film.
02:34 Greetings to the Tamil and Femine Beatenaires.
02:36 Koozai Munusamy Veerappan.
02:38 You would have seen him in the D-file.
02:40 We have been watching a lot of reviews.
02:42 Now, we are going to talk to the director of the film.
02:46 Greetings.
02:48 Greetings.
02:50 I have a question.
02:52 We have seen a lot of reviews.
02:54 A lot of people are welcoming us.
02:56 We have received a lot of reviews.
02:58 The first thing I would like to ask is...
03:00 There are a lot of references to Veerappan in Tamil.
03:04 There are a lot of references to his films.
03:06 There are references to 'Tholaikaachalai'.
03:08 What is the reason for you to make this film?
03:10 The first reason is that no one has told this story yet.
03:14 There are a lot of stories about Veerappan.
03:16 If you take the Indian epics, like Ramayana, Mahabharata...
03:22 There is a version of Valmiki.
03:24 Even if someone is new to it, they will write a version in their perspective.
03:28 They are trying to tell the stories of different generations.
03:32 The main thing is good vs evil.
03:34 There are a lot of stories in between.
03:36 Like that, Veerappan's story is a grander epic.
03:42 It is not just a story about Veerappan.
03:46 If you forget about Veerappan and look at the story...
03:50 It is about a family who are mainly occupying a farm in a village.
03:56 The government announces a ban on hunting.
03:59 There are many reasons for announcing it.
04:01 It could be to protect the forest.
04:03 It could be to protect the forest.
04:05 But, due to a domino effect, he is not able to hunt.
04:11 He doesn't know anything else.
04:13 He is pushing for something else.
04:15 So, there is a rivalry, a murder, and politics behind it.
04:18 It is like a domino effect.
04:20 It is like a ripple effect.
04:22 In this, everyone has emphasized Veerappan.
04:25 Whether he is a good or bad person.
04:27 If you look at the videos of people who like Veerappan,
04:31 they would have celebrated him as a hero.
04:34 But, if you look at the videos taken from the police,
04:36 they project him as an extreme villain.
04:39 But, what they forgot to mention in this story is...
04:42 The people who were affected by him.
04:44 The lives of the people.
04:46 All of this is very important.
04:48 They forgot to mention all of this.
04:50 Our main intention is to tell this to the mainstream audience.
04:52 Everyone is asking whether it is a question or a question of Veerappan's opinion.
04:57 We should not go into the topic of whether he is a good or bad person.
05:00 Because, he has lived a life.
05:02 Is it possible to go into that?
05:04 I don't think we should go into that.
05:06 We don't have a specific intention to go into that.
05:08 If you study Veerappan's character,
05:10 he has a lot of dimensions.
05:12 When you travel through his life,
05:14 there are a lot of stories in it.
05:16 The people he lived with,
05:18 the lives they lived,
05:20 why they went into such a job.
05:22 If you watch one episode,
05:24 it will be a topic of discussion.
05:26 If you watch the first episode,
05:28 Veerappan could not have done anything without the permission of the forest department.
05:30 The system would have been destroyed.
05:32 A person like him would not have been created without the support of the system.
05:34 The system itself tried to catch him.
05:36 The system is also a reason for him to become a bigger criminal.
05:40 He and his life are also a reason for that.
05:44 But, in the middle of this,
05:46 in the name of Veerappan's search,
05:48 so many people have been harmed.
05:50 The lives of so many people have been ruined.
05:52 They have been put into many traumas.
05:54 This did not come anywhere.
05:56 In fact, I did not know this before I became a director of any project.
05:59 I went in and did the research.
06:01 I read the reporting archives of the ground
06:03 by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:05 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:07 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:09 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:11 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:13 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:15 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:17 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:19 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:21 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:23 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:25 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:27 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:29 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:31 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:33 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:35 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:37 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:39 I read the reporting archives of the ground by Nakkiran and his team in the 1990s.
06:41 His duty is to bring light to people and to make the government a pillar of light for the people.
06:51 That has been the aim of Vipal sir.
06:53 That is the reason why I started this film.
06:55 That is the reason why I started this film.
06:57 I have some important questions for you.
06:59 I have some important questions for you.
07:01 When you approached the film to make music, what did you think?
07:03 When you approached the film to make music, what did you think?
07:05 Because this is not a commercial movie.
07:07 Because this is not a commercial movie.
07:09 We cannot focus on commercial elements in commercial music.
07:11 We cannot focus on commercial elements in commercial music.
07:13 We cannot focus on commercial elements in commercial music.
07:15 What did you think when you approached the film?
07:17 What did you think when you approached the film?
07:19 I joined this project towards the end.
07:21 I joined this project towards the end.
07:23 It took me a month and a half to get the submission for Zee.
07:25 It took me a month and a half to get the submission for Zee.
07:27 I joined the project at that time.
07:29 I joined the project at that time.
07:31 I joined the project at that time.
07:33 I joined the project at that time.
07:35 I joined the project at that time.
07:37 I asked him if he wanted to send an episode this evening.
07:39 I asked him if he wanted to send an episode this evening.
07:41 I asked him if he wanted to send an episode this evening.
07:43 I asked him to send it.
07:45 I got a brief on Veerappan through a web series.
07:47 I got a brief on Veerappan through a web series.
07:49 You have seen my content.
07:51 You have seen my content.
07:53 I cannot explain the gravity of this on a phone call.
07:55 I cannot explain the gravity of this on a phone call.
07:57 Before that, I had seen a news about Veerappan.
07:59 Before that, I had seen a news about Veerappan.
08:01 I had seen a news about Veerappan.
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08:05 I had seen a news about Veerappan.
08:07 This is my exposure to Veerappan.
08:09 This is my connection to Veerappan.
08:11 This is my exposure to Veerappan.
08:13 This is my connection to Veerappan.
08:15 I had seen a news about Veerappan.
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10:23 I had seen a news about Veerappan.
10:25 Many people had called me and said
10:27 that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:29 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:31 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:33 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:35 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:37 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:39 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:41 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:43 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:45 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:47 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:49 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:51 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:53 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:55 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:57 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
10:59 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:01 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:03 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:05 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:07 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:09 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:11 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:13 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:15 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:17 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:19 Many people had called me and said that they had made it ringtone and call-a-tune.
11:21 When we edit it seamlessly, it automatically asks for what has to be done.
11:37 We have to be careful about one thing. We have to decide whether we are showing Veerappan as a good or bad person.
11:49 We have to decide whether we are glorifying or criticizing him.
11:51 We have to present what we have and you have to take your opinion based on that.
11:57 That is the format. If Veerappan is a good person, we don't have to go to extremes.
12:15 If he steals a commercial, he has to be punished. We didn't play a hero. We didn't audition an actor and make him act.
12:25 This is a real story. We had to play the music at certain points.
12:29 We had to convey the story in a neutral manner. That was the challenge.
12:37 We didn't think about whether it was a commercial or not. We did it because we were asked to.
12:43 Thank you. In this documentary series, his video tapes are like a visual diamond.
12:53 When you use these, a film doesn't have a lot of sense.
13:03 When you cover a historical event, is it censored? Or is it censored in the non-fictional way?
13:13 Luckily, Zee5 platform gave us a big inspiration to present this project in the form you see it now.
13:23 Before this project, Nakeeran and Dheeran Productions pitched this to many OTTs.
13:33 But no one assessed the sensitivities of this project.
13:37 Zee5 had a core and they were clear about how to bring it to the public.
13:45 But we didn't feel the pressure. We only told the stories that were hidden. If censorship was involved, it would ruin the core of the story.
13:55 We showed everything in its entirety. We didn't get affected by censorship.
14:00 We muted certain things for legal reasons.
14:05 We didn't mute it because we didn't have evidence for many crimes.
14:13 For example, when you say the name of an MLA, it was muted.
14:17 Yes, it was muted because we had the proof for it.
14:23 These were all heard by people. There was enough proof.
14:28 But when we are in a situation where we can't prove it, we need to have the truth.
14:33 But if we say it, it will bring some legal issues.
14:36 When we see the creator as a good person, we can mute certain things.
14:43 But we didn't feel the pressure to sensationalize it.
14:47 We didn't feel the pressure to sensationalize it because it was a trailer.
14:57 We didn't feel the pressure to sensationalize it because it was a trailer.
15:07 We didn't feel the pressure to sensationalize it because it was a trailer.
15:17 You have researched and interviewed many victims.
15:22 You have interviewed many victims.
15:27 After the fourth episode, we were able to see many traumatic moments.
15:32 We were unable to see it ourselves.
15:37 You would have seen it from the spot.
15:42 It's been 20 years now. But when we hear it, we feel like we are the ones who are affected.
15:47 It's a painful thing.
15:52 The main research was done by Vasanth Balakrishnan.
15:57 We three writers, me, Vasanth, Jayachandra Hashmi, wrote it.
16:02 They would have written a version before me. I wrote a version and we combined it to make the final script.
16:07 We would have written that we can tell a story about a victim.
16:12 We didn't know if we would get such a person.
16:17 We would have written that we can give a response to a story.
16:22 We can't write it here. We have to make someone act.
16:27 We can't fabricate anything here.
16:32 The pain and suffering of the victims were told in front of the camera.
16:37 The process of capturing the victims was done by Vasanth.
16:42 He, Jeeva Thangavel and Subbu sir, all of them worked as reporters for Nakeeran.
16:47 They went to the place where the story took place and met many people.
16:52 How long did it take?
16:57 It took them a year to capture the victims.
17:02 Many people didn't want to talk about it.
17:07 They would have said that nothing has happened yet.
17:12 We would go with the crew because it was a planned shooting.
17:17 If you go and get information from them,
17:22 they would be traumatized and not be ready to go with you.
17:27 We have to go with them and ask them in a humble manner.
17:32 We have to go with them and ask them in a humble manner.
17:37 We don't know if we would get the answers we expected.
17:42 We would ask them a question and they would give us a different answer.
17:47 But they would give us a different answer that we didn't expect.
17:52 We have to create a question from the answer that they give us.
17:57 This is a very difficult process.
18:02 In some places, we would be very depressed.
18:07 We would interview Nallamal in the third episode.
18:12 She had to travel to Delhi for human rights.
18:17 We would rush to her house and take her picture.
18:22 They would explain the situation in a graphic way.
18:27 They would explain how they would tie my hands and my saree.
18:32 They would also explain how they would give me a current shock.
18:37 Everyone would be behind the camera.
18:42 They would be quiet and they would be expecting the next question.
18:47 They would have gone beyond the pain and they would have gone to a status where they would have no more questions.
18:52 When we tell the stories of people like this,
18:57 we have to ask why this is happening.
19:02 If Veerappan had done this, it would have been different.
19:07 The police would have not asked any questions.
19:12 This would have broken your feelings during the shooting.
19:17 When you look at the editing, you see 10% of the victim tapes.
19:22 When we selected the tapes, we were very human.
19:27 We were very upset.
19:32 We would have gone to the TADA case for 5-6 years without seeing our children.
19:37 We would have talked about their journey.
19:42 We would have talked about the Paliyal van Kudumy.
19:47 How would you choose the best way?
19:52 We had to decide which way to go.
19:57 It would have been a big trauma for us.
20:02 We would have felt bad about it.
20:07 But we all have a time limit.
20:12 So, when we had to choose the best way, it was a big trauma.
20:17 Sathish sir, in this part...
20:22 If you make it sad, it will be cinematic.
20:27 But if you have to tell the way, you need music.
20:32 You need mild music.
20:37 What did you fix in this part?
20:42 I have to answer this question.
20:47 It's a new format for me and the technicians.
20:52 I'm not used to documentary series.
20:57 I worked on short films and feature films.
21:02 I took up the challenge.
21:07 I had to meet a few technicians and music composers.
21:12 They are in the genre of cinema.
21:17 You can't play the documentary series.
21:22 You can't make it sad.
21:27 You need novelty.
21:32 The quality of work you saw is for a cinematic event.
21:37 It takes three to four months to do this.
21:42 But he did it in six weeks.
21:47 It's an impressive job.
21:52 It elevated our series tenfold.
21:57 Like you said, it's not easy to play sad films.
22:02 You can't do that in films.
22:07 Storytelling is important.
22:12 But in documentary, it's even more sensitive.
22:17 The actor or artist is not acting.
22:22 I used silence as an important instrument.
22:27 It's important to know where you are playing.
22:32 It's more important to know where to stop.
22:37 If you stop and enter the space of silence,
22:42 you will know where to hit.
22:47 It's useful if the music comes out of the space.
22:52 Music plays a role in your subconscious.
22:57 Music does a separate storytelling in the track.
23:02 If you are playing sad, I am playing sad.
23:07 I am happy if I am happy.
23:12 But to add an extra layer of storytelling,
23:17 I don't know if it's in this story or any other.
23:22 The gravity of pain is so deep
23:27 that I don't want to play music in certain sequences.
23:32 I don't want to play music in certain sequences.
23:37 I know of many places where
23:42 a young boy is shot dead by a family member.
23:52 The lady says that he was shot dead.
23:57 They do something and then do it again.
24:02 Then there is a sound of a fly.
24:07 There are two sheep behind him.
24:12 There are three sounds.
24:17 If I play music in these scenes, it's a big injustice.
24:22 You can see their lives without the frame.
24:27 They will say what they want.
24:32 They will say that a dog killed a man.
24:37 They will say that a dog came inside a man.
24:42 Their lives are like that.
24:47 Her husband and son all died.
24:52 How can you play music in their sadness?
24:57 It's an insensitive way to handle her pain.
25:02 In some places, we need music to show the intensity.
25:07 For example, in Megaran, we recreated the scene in a cinematic way.
25:12 When an SDF officer turns the camera,
25:17 it's a cinematic moment.
25:22 It's like a real electric shock.
25:27 We took a bigger decision.
25:32 We decided to take over silence.
25:37 That was the important call in the fourth episode.
25:42 There are many compliments and criticisms.
25:47 The biggest criticism is that
25:52 the police station is blamed.
25:57 There is a thing that is repeated.
26:02 The police station is blamed.
26:07 Nobody mentions who is in the police station.
26:12 Is this a safe zone?
26:17 There is no safe or unsafe zone.
26:22 We blame the establishment.
26:27 If we wanted to play it safe,
26:32 we wouldn't have had the headlines about Munnal, Theriyal Thamma and Pugai Padamu.
26:37 But there is nothing to play it safe.
26:42 We don't have to tell who was in power at that time.
26:47 Our approach is like Munnal said,
26:52 he had a life before Veerappan was born.
26:57 When he was born, he was trying to kill a police officer.
27:02 Then, the police came with a bigger force.
27:07 He became a bigger person.
27:12 The government wanted to catch Veerappan.
27:17 They tried many methods to catch him.
27:22 They tortured people and converted them into informants.
27:27 We have told this story.
27:32 We have told this story to some police officers.
27:37 This is not a safe zone.
27:42 We have told the story and the reason for it.
27:47 We have not made a conscious decision to leave the name of the officers.
27:52 This is not a story about the officers or the people.
27:57 Who is responsible for this?
28:02 Why did you do this? Why shouldn't this happen again?
28:07 They are saying their names.
28:12 Many are saying the names of the officers.
28:17 We have not done this to play it safe.
28:22 We have done this for legalities.
28:27 If there is a mistake in the legal system,
28:32 we need evidence for that.
28:37 Without evidence, you cannot blame someone else.
28:42 We need evidence for this.
28:47 The government will blindfold people and make them sit facing the wall.
28:52 Half of the people will not know who did this.
28:57 Even if they say that it was done by the police,
29:02 it cannot be proven.
29:07 If there is a failure,
29:12 all the women and men will say that they were not able to take action against them.
29:17 They will run away with the help of the law.
29:22 If they are mentioned again,
29:27 this series can be made legal.
29:32 We need to reach out to the people.
29:37 That's why we have made some names.
29:42 Each of your team has played a role and done a great job.
29:47 One of the most important ones is D.O.P Rajkumar sir.
29:52 We heard that you shot many shots without a tripod.
29:57 How difficult was it to shoot in the rain?
30:02 It was difficult for us to shoot in the location.
30:07 We went to many forests.
30:12 We saw many forests in the movie.
30:17 But the forests were not authentic.
30:22 It was like a forest in a movie.
30:27 You would have to leave the story.
30:32 We wanted to stop that feeling.
30:37 We were told that we could shoot in the actual forest.
30:42 It didn't have to be a film.
30:47 We were allowed to shoot in Salem, Erode, Andhegur, Thalakarai, Thamarakarai, Bargur.
30:57 But unfortunately, two elephants killed us before we could leave.
31:02 It was in the middle of nowhere.
31:07 We couldn't shoot for the first three days.
31:12 We were told to shoot only in the locations we were told.
31:17 We were allowed to shoot only in the locations we were told.
31:22 We were also given permission to shoot with forest officers.
31:27 They were almost like our security guards.
31:32 They told us not to go over the bridge.
31:37 They told us that the elephants would drink water and attack us.
31:42 They also told us not to disturb the elephants.
31:47 We were only allowed to shoot in the mountains.
31:52 We didn't have proper scenes for the scenes we recreated.
31:57 We had to support the story.
32:02 We had to support the story.
32:07 All the sequences were montage-like.
32:12 In a proper film, they'd shoot two or three scenes a day.
32:17 In a luxury production, they'd shoot only one scene a day.
32:22 We had to shoot eight montage sequences a day.
32:27 In one scene, he'd be wearing a forest outfit.
32:32 In another, he'd be in a normal lungi.
32:37 We were very careful not to show Veerappan's face.
32:42 If we show a real Veerappan, you'll be out of the story.
32:47 We couldn't show Veerappan's face in the back shot.
32:52 We had to go to different angles, but we couldn't show his face.
32:57 Time also played a key role.
33:02 I had to be in sunrise or sunset to get silhouettes.
33:07 I couldn't go to the forest with a big lighting equipment.
33:12 I didn't have time to stage each scene.
33:17 We had to shoot in a hurry.
33:22 We decided to go with handheld cameras.
33:27 We could go with steady cameras or handheld cameras.
33:32 We used red cameras, not DSLRs.
33:37 The lenses had a weight.
33:42 We decided to use film language.
33:47 We didn't want it to be cinematic.
33:52 We wanted to show Veerappan's actions and his journalistic side.
33:57 If we cut it into multiple shots, we could stage it.
34:02 In the fifth episode, Veerappan kills a man named Raju.
34:07 We had to drag him inside the house,
34:12 open the door, push him and shoot him.
34:17 We could have used slow motion to show Veerappan's actions.
34:22 We could have used slow motion to show Veerappan's actions.
34:27 But, the sequence had to be shot in one shot.
34:32 We decided to go with handheld cameras.
34:37 I told him that I would stage the scene and show the choreography.
34:42 He could capture any event in the camera.
34:47 In fact, it was okay if he couldn't shoot Veerappan.
34:52 Journalists didn't know what Veerappan would do.
34:57 So, I told him to use handheld cameras.
35:02 He would pan the camera on his shoulder.
35:07 He would sit on the roof and shoot.
35:12 He would get ready before I could stage it.
35:17 It was physically strenuous.
35:22 But, he didn't compromise.
35:27 We saw a lot in the first season.
35:32 What can we expect in the second season?
35:37 I can't reveal what you're going to expect.
35:42 You would have known that Veerappan's story is going in a certain direction.
35:47 Only a few things are hidden.
35:52 His kidnapping, his death...
35:57 You would have known what happened after watching the other series.
36:02 You would have known what we're going to touch in season 2.
36:07 But, Nakeeran's team's strength is the research.
36:12 They would have to research and reveal the truth to the audience.
36:17 I can't say anything else.
36:22 Thank you very much for your time.
36:27 Thank you.