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were Ameer, Gautham, Bhagyaraj, Pandiarajan,
Rathnavelu, Nirav Shah, Arya, Karunamoorthy
and Arun Pandian on behalf of Ayngaran films
and art director Tratski Marudhu. The notable
absence was that of Illayaraja who has scored
the music for the film.
Speaking at the function, Ameer said that
there was a time when Kamal Haasan was considered
as the only actor who could be depended
upon to pull off roles that were out of
the ordinary. Vikram was the first actor
to break that jinx and prove his abilities,
he was followed by Suriya and now Arya has
joined that list after his work for Naan
Kadavul. He said that if actors were willing
to experiment with roles then it would give
directors a lot of creative freedom to make
different films. Gautham Menon said that
he was a fan of Mysskin’s style of
film making. He had watched Anjathey along
with Suriya and both of them had discussed
the film for a long time. He expected as
good a film, if not more, in Nandhalala.
Bhagyaraj said that Mysskin should be very
lucky to have associated with a legend like
Illayaraja. He also noted that in the posters
of the film, Illayaraja’s name figured
prominently above that of Mysskin. It is
very rare for a director’s name to
be second to that of a technician. He recalled
his days when for a film he had placed M.N.
Nambiar’s name above his own. He said
that this was the only way in which directors
could pay their tributes to legends.
Mysskin said that he had approached many
actors to do the film but nothing had worked
out and he decided to take it upon himself.
He stated that Illayaraja had composed 6
songs for the movie but he could include
only two of them in the final cut. When
Illayaraja asked him about this, he showed
the entire movie to the maestro who agreed
that he had done the right thing by including
just 2 songs. He added, contrary to popular
belief Illayaraja was not short tempered;
in fact he is very approachable.
The trailer of the movie was screened at
the function. It evoked a lot of curiosity
amongst all present. The movie shows a lot
about the life of gypsies. Also, glimpses
of brilliance could be seen in Mysskin’s
performance who seems to have put his heart
and soul into the role. The movie could
certainly be a candidate for many awards
in 2009.
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