'We think children are not as smart but that is so unfair.'
24 director Vikram Kumar gets talking about his latest hit.
Director Vikram Kumar seems to be churning out hit after hit with seemingly no effort.
The spectacular success of horror thriller Yavarum Nalam was followed by Telugu blockbusters Ishq and Manam. Now, he's back with another remarkable entertainer titled 24.
A science fiction thriller, the film features Suriya in a triple role supported by Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen and Saranya Ponvannan.
AR Rahman has composed the music, while ace cinematographer Tirru is the man behind the camera.
Produced by Suriya himself under the 2D Entertainment banner, the film opened to rave reviews and packed theatres last weekend.
Thrilled with the success of the film, the elated director tells Rediff.com contributor S Saraswathi what Suriya, AR Rahman and cinematographer Tirru brought to his film.
Are you happy with the response your film has garnered?
There has been so much positive response from the audience, I am really happy.
The most important thing is that the kids are loving it. The film was made keeping them in mind. We think children are not as smart, but that is so unfair. There are really smart kids out there and they have enjoyed every bit of the many twists and turns in the film. For me, that was really surprising.
Suriya sir’s fans are very pleased with all three characters that he has played and even the general audience has been highly appreciative.
Expectations were high after the teaser was out. Were you worried about how the film would be received?
The teaser was exactly what the film was about. When the viewers enjoyed the one-minute teaser, we knew that the two hours of the film would hold.
It was not just me, the entire team, Suriya sir, we were all confident that we could meet the expectations of the audience. We were not worried about it.
But this is a relatively new concept for the Tamil audience…
I spent a lot of time simplifying the narrative. If I thought that no one would understand it, I would never have attempted such a story.
We set out with full confidence that the people will like it. For me, the biggest joy -- as I said before -- was that the kids enjoyed it.
It is surprising; so many kids have loved the film. That is the best part of storytelling, when children love your film.