Vettai Mannan is a gangster flick with a fantasy spin - Nelson
All
good directors have two skills in common — the ability to come up with
a gripping story, and transferring their ideas to screen in exactly
the same fashion they conceived them. Director Nelson, who is making
his debut in Tamil cinema, claims he has managed both in Simbu's next
film Vettai Mannan.
“Vettai
Mannan is a gangster flick told in a particular mood. The good thing
is that until now we've been able to make the film in precisely the
manner we wanted it,” says Nelson. “Simbu plays a person who appears to
be a villain, but ends up being the hero. It's a fantasy film not a
regular gangster flick. A gangster's life is at stake always and he's under pressure.
My
film deals with a completely different aspect of his life,” says
Nelson, a Visual Communication graduate, who was into television for
almost six years before deciding to make a film. “Simbu was my
classmate in Santhome High School. We weren't even close then. It was
only later when we bumped into each other at a show that we got to know
each other better. I worked with him in Vallavan after college, and
then I got into television. However, I always had this idea to make a
film. Simbu had liked the idea even then, and had suggested that I work
on it. When I finally finished the script, he was impressed. It is a
big-budget film, and Nic Arts Chakravarthy has boldly backed the
plan.”
The
film, almost 50 per cent of which is over, is expected to release this
August and will feature three heroines. “Deeksha Seth and Hansika
Motwani have been finalised. We are on the lookout for a third person
for a cameo. It may be played by a foreigner.
Deeksha
plays a girl next-door while Hansika plays a gangster,” says Nelson.
The youngster seems to have adapted himself to his new work environment
well. Get him to compare the working styles of both industries, and he
signs off saying: “While working for television, deadlines were
sacrosanct. No matter what happened, the show had to go on and
therefore, there was little time or scope to experiment. In films, the
focus is on the output and not so much on time. You will have to beat your dreams into reality and not rest until you get what you intended to.”
Fight sequence in Brazil?
“We
intend to shoot a fight sequence abroad. As of now, we are looking at
shooting it in Brazil. We are exploring the feasibility of the whole
process. We also intend to hire Hollywood technicians and equipment for
this sequence,” Nelson says. They may also consider using Capoeira, the
ancient martial art form of Brazil, in the sequence.
Source : THE HINDU
