Gautam Vasudev Menon and Surya.
Filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon promoting his Malayalam film Dominic and Ladies PurseSet to release this Friday, revealed how he felt after being rejected by his frequent collaborator and Tamil superstar Suriya Dhruva NatchathiramThe spy action film which was later shot with Vikram.
In an interview with senior journalist Gopinath behindwoodsGautam was asked why he could not continue his collaboration with Suriya after giving two blockbusters, kakha kakha And varnam aayiram“I understand why they (heroes) don’t want to do certain films, but I don’t want to understand that either.
“I believe Surya should not have hesitated in doing so Dhruva NatchathiramIn varnam aayiramWhen Mohanlal sir and Nana Patekar sir refused to play the old man, it was Suriya who boldly took up the challenge and decided to make it a double action. with Dhruva NatchathiramHe heard the script and we discussed it several times, but for some reason he refused to choose it. He kept asking me for reference points but there was no reference point for this kind of film.
Gautam again reiterated that Suriya should have trusted the director who gave him this opportunity Kakha Kakha And varnam aayiram“I asked him what could go wrong. ‘Will you not get the next film? This will be a problem for me as a director-producer. I will face it. I didn’t want him to think I owed him a favor; I just wanted him to trust me. He didn’t tell me why he was hesitant about doing the film.
Gautam further said that he is optimistic about this Dhruva NatchathiramWhat has been in the box for many years now is finally seeing the light of day. “It still looks like a movie that was shot last week. seeing the success of Madh Gaj RajaI am even more confident,” he said.
Title by Vikram, Dhruva Natchathiram It also stars Ritu Verma, Radhakrishnan Parthiban, R Radhika Sarathkumar, Simran, Vinayakan, Divya Darshini, Munna Simon, Vamsi Krishna, Salim Baig, Sathish Krishnan and Maya S Krishnan.
The film began production in 2017, with an expected release in 2018, but due to some financial constraints the release was postponed indefinitely. The film was later announced to release on 24 November 2023, but was once again postponed.
The film’s cinematography is by Manoj Paramahamsa, SR Kathir and Vishnu Dev, additional cinematography is by Jomon T John and Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran, and editing is by Anthony. Ondraga Entertainment has produced the film in association with Oruorileoru Film House.
During this time, Joshua Imai Pol Kakhaset in the same world Dhruva NatchathiramStarring Varun, was released on March 1, 2024. The film failed at the box office.
published – January 23, 2025 01:05 PM IST
