''Chennai appears a forced entry but Madras has a powerful emotional connect''

Sep 14, 2014

It is a known fact that the Attakathi Ranjith directed Karthi starrer Madras was earlier titled Kaali and had undergone a name change. But, why did Ranjith choose Madras over Chennai?

Ranjith says:

It is true that Madras is changed to Chennai. When I was shooting in North Chennai, people there are using the word Madras in a very emotional manner. Of course for all practical and legal purposes, we have started calling Madras as Chennai and we are identifying ourselves as people from Chennai. But when we look at how people use the word Chennai and their relationship with that word, we found that it appears a forced entry but Madras has become an extremely integral part in their life and it has a powerful emotional connect.

Madras releases on the 26th of this month.