Gautham
the DVDs of two films as reference, Thiruppachi
and Sivakasi, both films of Perarasu. Gautham
in his interview had said that he was a bit
upset when asked by Vijay to change his approach
by watching two downright commercial potboilers.
Perarasu evidently came to know about this
interview and the comments. Now he has replied
in his trademark commercial fashion.
Perarasu said that he was just an ordinary
film maker, making commercial entertainers
that appealed to the masses, films that were
grounded in Tamil flavor. He added that he
was not used to watching films from Iran,
Mongolia, etc. at film festivals. He also
reminded Gautham Menon that his films were
heavily inspired by Hollywood films. He challenged
Gautham to do a true Tamil entertainer for
the audience.
This was a verbal duel between two directors
who are poles apart in film making styles.
An actor close to Vijay and who preferred
to remain anonymous, commented, "Vijay
was justified in keeping his fans in mind
before agreeing to the script; after all,
he just suggested a few changes to the script,
not the entire story. A film that stars
Vijay has to strike a balance between script
requirements and star value, a skill not
many directors have". Perarasu has
proved that he can make commercials that
appeal especially to the rural masses. But
he is also guilty of overdoing heroism in
his scripts, with the hero and more strangely
himself being projected in a pretty larger
than life manner which hasn't always worked.
Let's see who has the last laugh. In the
meantime, we leave you with an open question,
which would suit Vijay better, Kaaka Kaaka
style or Thiruppachi style?
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