Gautham
was in Madras Christian College for a two-day
inter-college cultural event hosted by the
Department of Visual Communication. The
students of the department propounded numerous
questions to the ace director of hit movies
like Minnale, Kakka Kakka and Vettaiyadu
Vilaiyadu on wide range of topics such as
his style, preferences, technicians, techniques,
and future plans.
Outspoken
Gautham replied the students gracefully
with his answers. He said he wanted
Vettaiyadu Vilayadu to be real and
that resulted in the depiction of
scenes with bloodshed that people
think is disturbing. He further maintained
that Vettaiyadu Vilayiadu is the only
film that is released in recent times
which has matchless technical expertise.
Certain sequences of Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu
were snipped down since they had no
courage to show them on screen, he
replied for a question as to why the
relationship between two doctors was
not shown openly in the film.
He
expressed that even for works of adaptations,
the director’s prowess is the element
that makes the movie work and when he controls
the screenplay, the movie is sure to work
even better.
He
went on to provide technical tips
to the students regarding the choice
of lighting, equipment, location and
background for a particular frame.
He stated that he is comfortable in
working with his crew right from the
beginning and that does not necessarily
mean that he would not work with other
technicians. He supported his claim
by stating that he would most definitely
work with Ilayaraja if he were asked
to.
His next venture will be Pachai Kili
Muthu Charam in which he is working
with veteran cinematographer Arvind
Krishna.
His
Silandhi with Sarath Kumar, Jyothika and
Milind Soman in the lead is due for release
on Christmas.
