BW: How did you enter
films?
Ahmed:
I completed my Visual
Communication from Loyola College,
Chennai and I have always wanted
to become a film-maker which
has been my dream and passion.
Right from my childhood, I have
been dreaming of this and now
I have the opportunity.
Did you take any formal training
to enter the industry?
After completing my Visual Communication,
I joined Director Kadir and
was with him as a trainee working
for one of his films. Later
I went to Singapore where I
had the opportunity to become
a producer for television shows
and many music videos, promotions
for corporates and so on. I
have completed more than 80
short films and this helped
me understand the basics of
cinema.
You have worked with Yuvan Shankar
Raja. Tell us about the experience.
I have worked with Ilayaraja,
Yuvan Shankar and Karthik Raja
and have collaborated with them
for a Singapore Government project.
We had taken all of them to
Singapore and they composed
about forty odd numbers and
gave the local Singaporeans
an opportunity to participate
by singing. I shot those music
videos in seven to eight countries.
Can you name some of them?
Well, it was not one video that
had a name. The program was
called Nenjinile and featured
these forty videos.
Can you tell us about the short
films?
These were for Singapore television
and my favorite was Kadan which
was appreciated. This was the
story of a construction worker
and what he undergoes during
recession and it was quite a
sensitive one.
What were the other kinds of
films you made, were they entertainment
based or social subjects?
I would not call it a social
theme because I am a fictional
director. I have done a lot
of short films which were entertaining
and message driven at the same
time. Whatever I have done was
for a commercial mainstream
television so it’s a mix
of entertainment and a bit of
message here and there.
What is the storyline of Vaamanan?
Vaamanan is about a guy who
wants to be a hero in films
but due to circumstances becomes
a real life hero. That’s
the crux and plot of the story.
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