“Pasanga is in a love mood.. We are shooting an action film”; Actor Karthi speaks realistically at the trailer launch of ‘Miss You’
“There is still expectation for romantic films. But we are not shooting them”; Actor Karthi speaks openly
“Balasaravan is a combination of Vadivelu and Vivek”; Miss You director praises
“The trick the director used to get money from me whenever the budget was high”; ‘Miss You’ producer reveals the secret
“Two directors for ‘Miss You'”; New information from heroine Ashika Ranganath
Music composer Ghibran imposed an important condition on the ‘Miss You’ director before telling the story
‘Miss You’ is a film produced by ‘7 MILES PER SECOND’ under the banner of ‘7 MILES PER SECOND’, produced by producer Samuel Mathew, and starring Siddharth and Ashika Ranganath. The film is a romantic feel-good film with a youthful vibe.
The film is directed by N. Rajasekhar, who has directed commercial hits like ‘Mapla Singam’ and ‘Kalathil Chandiyom’.
The film stars J.P., Ponvannan, Karunakaran, Naren, Anupama Kumar, Rama, Balasaravanan, ‘Lollu Saba’ Maran, and Shastika in important roles, and music has been composed by leading music composer Ghibran.
The film ‘Miss You’ will be released in theaters on November 29. Red Giant Movies, a leading production company in the Tamil film industry, is releasing the film throughout Tamil Nadu. The trailer and audio launch of the film was held this evening at the Sathyam Cinema in Chennai.
Actor Karthi, who was a special guest at the event, released the trailer of the film, and actor Siddharth received it.
Speaking at the event, actor Karthi said, “As soon as I came here and sat down, I remembered working as an assistant director. Because when Siddharth joined the shooting on the first day, we were shooting at a railway station. He went and taught everyone there how to act.. He was doing a background check.. Mani sir couldn’t bear it and said, “Hey, don’t talk and just tell him to act.” I come here too.. The same thing is happening.. Turn off the lights here too.. Close the door.. “Hey, be quiet for a while.” (Looking at Siddharth, he says).
They say I belong to a cinema family. But I have nothing to do with that. At that time, when I joined as an assistant director after studying, Siddharth, Sudha Kongara, Milind were all there. When I see what they know about cinema, when I see all the things they talk about, oh my, it seems like we are the last bench again.. They know so much.. It seemed like we were fooled without knowing anything. I can say that I learned from talking to them that if you want to make a cinema, you have to read a lot.. and learn a lot.
The title of this film is ‘Miss You’. The words that our Pasangas use the most are ‘Love You’.. ‘Miss You’.. and you have put the very catchy word ‘Miss You’ as the title of the film. The posts that Pasangas make on social media are all love posts.. but we are taking it as action films. Again, making it an action film, putting a love failure song, and a scene of hitting a truck is like the cinema I saw when I was studying.
I really like the film Thullada Manamum Thullum starring Vijay sir. Even now, the songs, the love, and the things around it are exciting. Even now, there is expectation for such films. But we don’t take them. Since Boys is Siddharth, he is still in love.. It is a great comfort for him that he is still the same. Siddharth danced well to Ghibran’s music and Dinesh’s dance design. The songs were good. Although it is simple to look at, like when I was studying, there is something inside. Siddharth would not agree without that.
The heroine of this film, Ashika Ranganath, is currently acting with me in Sardaar-2. Although she comes from a small town, she is very talented and sincere even though she does not know the language. I like that very much. She is very beautiful in this film.
Ever since I saw the short film Panniyarum Padminiyum, I have been wondering who that boy is, looking at Balasaravan, who is he, knitting like this. It is very difficult to express innocence. Even if I transgress a little, they will yawn. I really liked the way he expressed humor along with innocence.
After that, in all the films he acted in, like Lubber Bandhu, all the punches kept landing in the right way. Balasaravan, you definitely have a big place. Let’s do some work soon. Tell Pasanga
I am here. I definitely believe it will happen.
Karuna and I have just finished acting in the film Va Vaathiyare. He delivers comedy lines so beautifully. I came to the cinema without shouting anything, I shouted it here. But today everyone is amazing in the short film. They are getting ready as soon as they arrive. Ghibran and I both worked together in Theeran Adhikaram. We will join hands in another film soon. This is the director’s third film. I want it to be a big success. Be it making a film for Siddharth’s friend Milind, be it taking so much care in making the film ‘Siddha’. Be it the way it was promoted. I am very proud when I see the appreciation it received. I cannot forget the Chennai floods. The things you did in it were an inspiration to everyone. It is necessary to keep talking about good things again and again,” he said.
Hero Siddharth speaks,
“In this 2024, if you want to spread something fast, it will spread like wildfire if you say it negatively. In the photos, titles, highlights of the news, mostly negative things spread fast.
When we start looking for such a thing, we suddenly feel like something is missing. So I have to look for positivity.
‘Miss You’ is a positive feel-good film without any cuts, punches, blood, violence, or cruelty. When we watched Vijay films in the theaters in the 90s and enjoyed them, the songs in every film were good. They were colorful. We came here after watching commercial films that were made in a way that highlighted good qualities such as friendship, love, or a positive social concept.
I don’t know much difference between these 90s kids and 2K kids, I don’t know the difference between iPhone-14 and iPhone-16. In this film, 90s kids will be the characters.
When director Rajasekhar came to tell the story of this film, he said, please don’t make it a love story. I said, I haven’t slept on that side for ten years.
The reason is that I didn’t get any other films like that in Telugu, so whatever I did, I got only love stories. They put me under a pressure that I could only do that. I was the one who ran away from love without even writing a letter. I haven’t gone to that side yet. How do you fall in love, the last film I acted in was a comedy-romance film.. That too, because it was the first film I produced.. I haven’t done anything else after that.
Okay, tell me the story, I’m going to tell it anyway. He said, “You’re going to tell me about your love for a woman you don’t like in the world.” Even after hearing this, I agreed to make it a romantic film that neither you nor I have seen. I told him that we don’t need to grind the already-ground dough. Only if we make it like that, they won’t call it the modern-day Pasanga Grinch.
In the last ten years, many romantic films have been successful. So, if we make this, no. This is a film made based solely on the story. There will always be a timeless reception for romantic stories. I know that too. When I acted in Telugu, the fans who watched my romantic films are now married and have children. Even now, when they see me, they ask me why you don’t act in romantic films. The reason they say is that we all select a good guy in life, get married and live a life because of your encouragement and contribution. Because you are always a good Pasanga, you would talk about their problems and give very reasonable reasons why two people should fall in love and why a woman should like a boy. They said that we even raise our boys by showing them your films.
In fact, we have a responsibility to take all genre stories once again. We need to show the next generation of youth what love is and what we enjoyed in a way that they can understand it properly. This will be a film that emphasizes writing. It will have both a reality-related subject and the beauty of cinema. That is why Red Giant is going to release this film boldly.
I have to say something about Karthi here. He came to attend this event for me after a night shoot for Sardaar 2. The person who told me about the things that happened during the shooting of Mani Sir forgot to say one thing. At that time, I asked Karthi if you are also going to become an actor like me. But Karthi said, “I am not like you, my friend, I am focused on direction. If I do it, it will be direction.”
He said. But within a few days, the announcement of Paruthi Veeran came. At that time, he was afraid to take the call if I called. After that, he managed to say something. This friendship continues till now.
The most positive film I have seen recently is ‘Meiyazhagan’. The fact that Karthi, a commercial hero, accepted such a film and acted in it is truly haters of Karthi. After watching the film, I cried for a long time and poured out my emotions to Karthi. Karthi also enjoyed it and listened to it very much.
I called it ‘Meiyazhagan’ because Karthi can bring a positive vibe to the fans by releasing the trailer of this film. I finished the film Siddha and it became a hit with the support of the public. But it took me two years to make that film. I was in a somewhat serious place at that time, believing in the story of that film and realizing that. It would be better if the story I hear next was funny.. I thought it would be better if we went to the shooting laughing happily.. In that way, the shooting site of this ‘Miss You’ film was very lively.
Karunakaran and I became friends since the film Jigarthanda. In everything. What I liked about Karunakaran was his voice. His character in this film is such that I wonder if a friend would be like this. Even if a family of three generations goes to see this film, all three of them will be able to relate to this film. Shashtika plays a friend in this film. She is the most educated and intelligent doctor in our group of friends. The antics that Bala Saravanan and Shashtika do on the set are so unbearable that the comedy is unbearable. They have brought the same energy to the film. Bala Saravanan is a wonderful actor. I really liked his character in the film Lapper Bandhu.
The actors of this film, who are sitting here now, will be known as good comedians and good character actors in Tamil cinema even after 20 years. Although the things I have just said are reasons to watch this film, the person who will definitely make me want to watch this film a second time is the heroine Ashika Ranganath. She plays the character of Subbulakshmi. If a love story wants to work properly, the main reason for that is the heroine selection. Their acting should be good. If such a beautiful heroine acts beautifully, that love story will automatically win. We are acting in such a way that the fans will yearn for both of us to be in the film.
I want Ashika to do films in Tamil without leaving a gap. Since she was young, she used to tease me by saying that I am your fan. This is the first time for me to act with such a fan. It is good to have such a fan by our side. She will help us give advice. He has promised to dance with me for 3 songs in the next film. After the success of this film, it will be an event that cannot be denied. This film will definitely give you the feeling of how you would feel if you had a sweet coffee with your friends on the beach and slept peacefully that night,” he said.
Actor Karunakaran spoke,
“Thank you Karthi sir for coming to participate in this event. I have watched his film ‘Meiyazhagan’ repeatedly. How difficult it is to act so innocent throughout a film. Karthi has acted wonderfully. I believe that this film Miss You will be an important film for me. After a long time after Jigarthanda, I will again play a fun friend role with Siddharth. Love needs friends. But sometimes there will be some friends who say, ‘Why are you like this?’ I have only played such a character. Only Ashika works very sincerely during the shoot. We also occasionally have oops with them. It was a pleasure to work as a team with Maran, Shashtika and Bala Saravanan.”
Actor Bala Saravanan speaking,
“I have seen the times, since the Raja Mantri period, director Rajasekaran used to tell me that he should work with me. He gave me a good role in the film ‘Kalathil Chandiyom’. After that, he has now given me a very, very special role in the film ‘Miss You’. Even if he gets a story online, he talks to me on the phone and shares it. Among the films starring Siddharth, Jigarthanda is my favorite film. Since I am also from Maduraikaran.. I miss the character of a neighbor played by Karunakaran in it. I wish I could have played this role.. Siddharth took care of it so well in the spot. One day, I said that I would be hungry.
I am exhausted. He has brought and arranged many items in an hour. Not only that, he will share many things. Many of them have been helpful to me.
The producer of the film, Monica Madam.. I have been a fan of hers since I was a child watching the weather report.. She is the one who gathered a fan base just for the weather report. Ashika Ranganath has acted very well. Everyone who speaks here is talking about her performance. After the film is released, her performance will definitely be talked about among the fans. It will be a big job for the director and Siddharth to control the antics that I, Karunakaran, Maran brother and everyone will have on the sets. This film will definitely be a feel-good film that can be watched with children and families,” he said.
While heroine Ashika Ranganath spoke,
( Ashika, a Kannada girl, received applause for speaking in Tamil)
“‘Miss You’ is my second film. I don’t know if I would have got another film like this. Everyone talked about my sincerity. It gave me a lot of responsibility to play the role of Subbulakshmi. This is not a typical love story. Generally, love stories are very important for heroines. Because we have more opportunities to act on par with the heroes. I believe I have done justice to the character of Subbulakshmi in this film.
Initially, I thought of acting in this film for Siddhartha sir. But the character also suited me well. Thank you very much for training me to transform into Subbulakshmi and for transforming me into Subbulakshmi. It would not be wrong to say that two directors directed me in the film. If director Rajasekaran was behind the camera, then Siddhartha taught me everything from facial expressions to dialogues in front of the camera. Director Rajasekhar is very perfectionist. He will not let go until he gets what he wants. That was a challenge for me as an actress.”
Music composer Ghibran speaks,
“I got the opportunity to compose music for this film when I was constantly getting serious stories and psycho stories. Before director Rajasekhar started narrating the story, I said that if there are love songs, we can talk further. Because I had started missing making love songs a lot. But the director said that there are five songs in this film and then it turned into eight songs. I really like Siddharth sir as a romantic hero. On the other hand, he has a lot of musical knowledge. Songs have an importance in his films. There was a pressure on me to match that. The song we planned for him was different. The song you saw him sing now is different. This was right for him. When the director tells this story, there will be a serious scene. But he tells it with a smile. I even asked him whether this is a serious party or a comedy. The reason is that there will be a humor running through the film. It was better when I saw the film than when I heard the story,” he said.
While speaking, producer Samuel Mathew,
“In 2011, five people were finalists in the season 1 of Naaliya Directors. Karthik Subbaraj, Nalan Kumarasamy, Ajay Gnanamuthu, Balaji Mohan, and the fifth was Samuel Mathew. That was me. Everyone else had already made a film. They even made a film with Siddharth. After 13 years, I am completing that cycle. I am learning a lot from Siddharth. I am especially proud of the way he respects women. I got information that the heroine was supposed to be beaten in a scene in the film. But Siddharth refused. I was also a little angry with Siddharth. But when I saw the film, he would have acted so perfectly in that scene without beating her. Even if he had beaten her, it would not have turned out so well. You will feel it if you watch the film.
This film has gone a little over the stated budget. But director Rajasekhar has a trick. Whenever the budget increases, he calls me and shows me a part of the film. Then he says he needs a little more. Since the film has come out so well, I also say it is okay. I watched the film several times during the making of this film. Every time I watch it, my self-confidence keeps increasing. It seemed that we are definitely doing something good. After watching this film and when Red Giant came forward to release it immediately, we felt like we had graduated from some college. Similarly, I am even more happy that Iyengaran has joined as an international partner and Amazon as an ODD partner.”
Director N. Rajasekhar speaking,
I have done two films before this. But this is my first stage.. An incident that happened in my friend’s life became my inspiration for this story.
This story was born from that. When I told my family about it, they definitely said that you should direct this story as your next film. I don’t know if friendship and family will support all the love stories. But I was encouraged by both sides for this love story. When I told Sam and Monica about making this story, Monica said okay to the story, and Sam immediately started calculating the budget. That’s when I realized that he was into this film. I have worked with RB Choudhary sir before. If he takes on a subject, he will finish it beautifully. The same goes for Samuel Mathew. He will only agree to do something if he can do it. He and I disagree on many things. The one thing that both of us agree on is the story of this film.
My friend Ashok was very supportive in creating this story. He has been giving wonderful dialogues in my films. I have been a fan of music composer Ghibran since Vaagai Sooda Vaa. After watching his subsequent films, I thought that I should work with him when we make a film. The music director for this film was my choice. We had a lot of discussions with cinematographer P.G. Venkatesh while creating the story. So, he would understand what is needed just by looking at my eyes during the shoot.
I first saw the heroine of this film, Ashika, in an interview. I have not seen her films. For me, I have chosen them for this film based on their natural character. In that way, after watching Ashika speak in interviews and her reels video, I believed that she would be perfect for this character. She has done a great job beyond my expectations.
Actor Bala Saravanan.. I see him as a combination of Vadivelu and Vivek. You can use him for a village story or a city subject. He will suit both beautifully. I was especially impressed by his performance in the Animal series. Those who saw the film ‘Lappar Bandhu’ said that having Bala Saravanan in your film is a big plus for the film. I did not create any scenes as Siddharth’s friend in this film. When we see Karunakaran, we get a friend peel. Siddharth also ticked Karunakaran for this character.
Siddharth said that we should not be just male friends.. we can also include a female friend. Similarly, we included Shashtika in Siddharth’s circle of friends in this film. She is a very good actress. But controlling her is a bit difficult. The reason for starting this film is Samuel Mathew. But the actor Siddharth is the one who believed that this film would do well. He has always been a positive person. All positive things happened only after he came in. He is not only a chocolate boy. He can make all the characters great. In short, they say that acting is about acting and doing it without knowing it.. Siddharth has that. He is not only a good actor. He is also a good singer. He said that he will sing one song in this film. But we made him sing two songs. “If we had a date, we would have sung a third song,” he said.
- Johnson PRO