Kannada industry’s successful director Santhosh Kumar debuts in Tamil Cinema with ‘Yuvan Robin hood’
Action-packed commercial entertainer ‘Yuvan Robin Hood’ shoot starts with a ritual pooja ceremony.
Well-respected producer and director Santhosh Kumar has established himself as a prominent figure in the Kannada film industry with successful films such as “Campus Kranti”, “Students”, and “Brundass Googly”. He is now making his directorial debut in the Tamil film industry with “Yuvan Robin Hood”, a project he wrote and directed himself.
Significantly, this film also marks the debut of Kannada actor Veeran Keshav in K-Town. Bollywood actress Alfiya Sheik is performing the female lead role opposite him in this movie. The ensemble star cast also includes Rithvika, Ponvannan, Shruthi Sudhir, Deshpande, and Chandrashekar among other prominent actors.
This film, produced by Santhosh Kumar of Passion Movie Makers, was launched on March 15 at Prasad Lab in Chennai, which was a ritual pooja ceremony, attended by many eminent personalities from the film industry.
Director-Producer Santhosh Kumar sheds light on the film, stating, “The protagonist’s mother names him Gandhi and raises him with the Gandhian principle of leading a non-violent and peaceful life. However, he faces constant mockery and trolling for his name throughout his childhood. When others test his patience by physically assaulting him, his mother’s outburst surprises him; she expresses her anger, which shocks Gandhi. When he inquires about this unexpected reaction, she explains that his father was always aggressive, fighting for the well-being of the people and society. In contrast, society has labeled him as a thug and ruffian. This is why I named you Gandhi and wanted you to be a silent and calm person, unlike him.
The protagonist begins to dislike his name, “Gandhi,” as well as the path of non-violence. Instead, he chooses to follow his father’s approach to helping the poor and needy. He begins to see himself as a “Robin Hood”, dedicated to this mission. As a result, he earns the wrath of politicians who conspire to undermine him, aided by the police on one side and thugs on the other. Does he manage to tackle the odds and battle the hurdles form the crux of this story.”
Martin Clement is composing music and Mathew Rajan is handling cinematography for this film, which features editing by Shanmugham.
The film is planned to be shot across the exotic locales of Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore. The film’s shooting is all set to take off by end of this month, which is directly made in Tamil, and will be dubbed in Kannada and Hindi as well.
Actors:
Veeran Keshav, Alfiya Sheik, Rithvika, Ponvannan, Shruti Sudhir Deshpande, Chandrashekar and many others
Technicians
Banner: Passion Movie Makers
Production: Santhosh Kumar
Story, Screenplay and Direction: Santhosh Kumar
Music: Martin Clement
Cinematography: Mathew Rajan
Editing: Saran Shanmugham
P.R.O.: Dharmadurai, Suresh Sugu
