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very long time. The film is being directed
by Kumar Raja who had written the story
for Pushkar-Gayathri's 2007 hit Oram Po.
Aaranya Kaandam will feature Jackie Shroff
for the first time in a Tamil film. Ravikrishna,
Sampath and Bangalore based model Yasmeen
Ponnappa make up the rest of the lead cast.
Speaking at the function, the director said
that as indicated by the title, the film
has borrowed a share of its plot from a
chapter in Ramayana. He also added that
Ramayana was such a great epic that any
film made would have something to take from
it. While the Aaranya Kaandam of the Ramayan
was set in the jungle, the film will be
set in the concrete jungle of Chennai. The
film has been shot extensively in many areas
of Chennai city. The director said that
not even a single scene is intended to be
shot abroad or in scenic locales. The film
will have a lot to do with the underworld
and gangsters. Jackie Shroff plays a don
in the movie and the director said that
he had signed the Bollywood actor because
of his natural charisma in front of the
camera. So, we can expect an out and out
action fare.
Jackie Shroff spoke at the function and
said that he was glad to get an opportunity
to star in Kollywood at last. He had been
coming to Chennai for the past 25 years,
and only now will he finally act in a Tamil
film. It was the director's narration that
made him take up the role. He said that
it was a privilege to work in an industry
that boasted of greats like Ilaiyaraja and
A.R. Rahman and that the fact that this
film was being produced by S.P. Balasubramaniam's
son made it even more special. He added
that while shooting for the movie he had
noticed the talent in Ravikrishan who combined
very well in many scenes with him. He said
that a bright future surely awaited the
young actor.
40% of the movie has been canned and shooting
is progressing as planned. Music for the
film is by Yuvan Shankar Raja. K.S. Vinodh
Kumar handles the camera.
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