“Not a musician.. but a god of music..” Seeman remarks about Ilayaraja
“Just as ‘Mann Vasanai’ was for Pandiyan, this is for Vijith; Chitra Lakshmanan’s prediction
“It was Thangar Bachchan’s brilliance to introduce his son in another director’s film”; SAC praises!
“The fact that Thangar Bachchan did not listen to the story of the film in which his son is acting has ensured the success of the film; R.V. Udayakumar!
The climax is overwhelming”; says Suchinthiran
The film has the blessings of Ilaiyaraja; Actress Devayani!
The film is produced by producer Kamatchi Jayakrishnan under E 5 Entertainment with music by musician Ilayaraja and presented by director Thangar Bachchan. Sivaprakasham, who trained in Balu Mahendra’s workshop and worked as an assistant to director Karu. Palaniappan, is making his directorial debut with this film. Director Thangar Bachchan’s son Vijith Bachchan is making his debut as the hero in this film. Shali has played the heroine. Mime Gopi, Aruldas and many others have played important roles.
The music and trailer launch of this film was held recently. In this event, Nam Tamizhar Party Coordinator Seeman, directors SA Chandrasekhar, RV Udayakumar, Thangar Bachchan, Karu Palaniappan, Vasantha Balan, Thirumalai, producer Chitra Lakshmanan, actresses Devayani, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, poet Snehan and many other celebrities participated,
Speaking at this event
Producer and actor Chitra Lakshmanan said,
“Those who have seen the trailer and songs of this film must have enjoyed it as if it were a pot of rice for a pot of rice. But Seeman, poet Snehan and I got the opportunity to taste a pot of rice. It is a wonderful thing that a debut director thinks that his work should be this honest. For that, director Sivaprakash should be praised. Since he was trained in Balu Mahendra’s workshop, there is no need to be surprised about this. Sometimes we do an account.. But Time will change that account. The reason is that Thangar Bachchan made the film to introduce Vijith. But time has made him introduce himself through this film. I see this as his first success. It is a big thing for a newcomer to get the opportunity to play such a role. Vijith is making great use of this opportunity. Although it is his first film, it required hard work. Vijith has given it great. No matter how Bharathiraja boldly introduced Pandian, who worked in a bangle shop, in the film Manvasanai, Pandian stuck in the minds of the people through that character. After that, he acted as the hero in 85 films. Similarly, director Sivaprakash has given Vijith an introduction in this film. Just as Ilayaraja has enlivened every film with his music over time, he has done the same for this film. This film has come out complete,” he said.
Director SA Chandrasekhar spoke,
“I have seen Thangar Bachchan’s films as epics, not as films. When such a person wants to introduce his son, he has to shape him a lot. It is not normal to hand over that responsibility to another young man. I also thought the same thing, but it did not happen. When I was busy in the 90s, when I wanted my son Vijay to act, I thought it would not be good if we direct ourselves, so I went to many directors with Vijay’s album. But the director was R.P. Chowdhury.. He said direct it yourself. I had no other choice but to direct the film myself. Thangar Bachchan, who thinks that if his son, as a young man, wants to get into the audience and stick well with the fans in his first film, it would be right for another young man to direct him in his film, has made a wise decision.
I wish that director to succeed first. But some people said after watching the film that he has succeeded. I wish actor Vijith to become a great artist in this film industry. The story told in the title of this film is my formula. My character too. We will be slaves to love.. If we want to control it, that’s all.. We cannot control our anger or our waves.. I keep telling the younger generation of writers that they should be responsible. Cinema is a terrible weapon. A powerful weapon. It can have such a big impact on society. It should be handled very carefully.. Now they only want the film to run, but no one thinks about what message they want to tell the people.. Cinema is not just about making money,” he said.
R .V Udayakumar said,
“There have been producers who fought and spent money to make a film run well. Directors who have such producers are lucky. Today, ten films are released as if they were one. Aesthetics are not important in today’s films. All the heroes who once made a name for themselves by acting in films with high-quality storylines have now entered the circle of commercialism. Vijith said that Thangar Bachchan did not interfere in the story of this film. If that is the case, then you have won.”
Actor Mime Gopi speaking,
“I have played a good role in this film. If I have done it right, then the credit goes only to director Sivaprakash. If you think I did not do it right, then the fault is mine. A very beautiful and elegant story. Since I was born and brought up in the city, I was surprised when I saw some of the things mentioned in this story. It is a privilege for me that the music of Isaignini Ilayaraja is playing in the background of a film I have taken and my scene,” he said.
Director R. Kannan speaking,
“Just as it was when I watched the film Azhagi, this film also has a nativity based on the earth. It will reach people from all walks of life. The producer of this film, Jayakrishna, and his wife, Kamatchi Jayakrishna, are working hard to find and produce good films. My compliments to them.”
Poet Snehan speaking,
“I got the opportunity to watch this film with my brother Seeman. I thank Thangar Bachchan for that. Although they have been celebrating their respective castes for a long time, they are always trying to portray themselves as anti-caste in public. If even one percent of that effort had been true, there is a feeling within every creative person that a great solution would have been found by now. I am watching this film Beranbum Perungopamum as a continuation of this great war. Even though it is an anti-caste film, it will open a window or a door for the viewer wherever it ends,” he said.
Director Suchinthran speaks,
“When some films are successful, cinema is good commercially. As a creator, I believe that when directors like Sivaprakash succeed in Tamil cinema, Tamil cinema will get huge recognition. I am not a great man, although I have made revenge films like Pandiyanadu,
the revenge aspect and climax in this film Beranbum Perungopamum shook me. I have never seen such a climax before. To that extent, the climax of this film will be talked about a lot and will have an impact. The fact that musicologist Ilayaraja has composed the music for this film is a great strength,” he said.
Actress and director Lakshmi Ramakrishnan said,
“When I see the stage of this film, I remember my first film, Aaroganam. Legends like Bharathiraja, Balachander, and Balumahendra were on that stage. I feel a similar vibe on this stage. When talented directors like Suseendran watch this film and talk so eloquently about its climax, it naturally makes me want to watch this film. People should be given the opportunity to watch all films without those in between deciding whether people will like this or not. I think it would be a great thing if we can create that.”
Actor Aruldas spoke,
“Just as there is joy when the first graduate is born in a family, it is also a joy that my brother, director Sivaprakash, is directing this film,” he said.
Actress Devayani spoke,
“I have been watching Vijith since he was a child. His brother acted with me as a child star in the film Azhagi. Now my brother has become a hero. I have worked with Thangar Bachchan sir in many good films, starting with Kadhal Kotta. I have learned a lot from him.
Today his son is making his debut as a hero. I really liked the festival song in this film. It gave me the feeling of going to a temple festival. Ilayaraja sir has blessed this film. They have given Vijith a very good platform. He should work hard in the coming days. Our hard work will take us to the next place. Enjoy every minute you get in cinema. It will give you a lot. This is my advice to you as a young man,” he said.
Director Vasanthapalanan speaking,
“I am amazed by director Thangar Bachchan’s films. After watching my films Ankadi Theru and Veyil, he came to my house and praised me. He gave me my nine rupee note book.
Why didn’t he study? He will fight with his right. No one applauded Rajkiran’s scenes in the film Thavamai Thavamrindu. But if he got applause when he made his debut in the next film, it is the recognition he got for his performance in the film Thavamai Thavamrindhu, said Lingusamy. Similarly, I hope that the love people have for Thangar Bachchan’s films will turn into congratulations for Vijith. We are saying that untouchability is a major crime, but we are not saying that the caste that creates untouchability is a major crime. We should keep giving such works until this is completely eradicated,” he said.
Director Thirumalai speaking,
“Today, many good films in Tamil cinema are struggling to get released. There are so many things in this film. A realistic film. If a producer gets a good director, that film is a treasure. Similarly, director Sivapikash has worked hard every day for this film. Cube, which screens films in Andhra Pradesh, charges just Rs 5,000, while here in Tamil Nadu they charge Rs 12,000. We have been fighting to change this for many years,” he said.
Director Karu. Palaniappan speaking,
“The director of this film, Sivaprakash, has been in my office for more days than I have. Sivaprakash is someone who knows politics intimately, and everyone who has seen the film says that he has made a dense film. Sivaprakash has been careful not to show the film to me. Just like I did not show my first film to my director, he did the same. When my film was released, the one who was more happy and praised it than me after watching it was director Parthiban sir. Similarly, the success of this film will give me more happiness than Sivaprakash. Don’t try to force any film to run. If it is a good film, it will run. No one should fight to save cinema here. Cinema will save those who are here. Those who spoke here that they are making a film without a story were disappointed. How did R.V. Udayakumar get the film Ejaman? Rajinikanth called him to direct the film because of the success of Chinna Counter. He also had a good story. Everything here is business-related. This world needs successful people. Vijith should take from Devayanai’s speech at this event that if you listen to the director and cinematographer, you will be in a successful film.
There has been a thing going on in cinema for the past few years. After the shooting of a film is over, the assistant directors who worked on that film are sent out. The person who believes more deeply than the director that a film will be successful is the assistant director on that film, so nothing will be lost because he spends a few more days on it. I am talking because this is a matter that needs to be discussed in this forum. May this film be a successful film. May all films like this one be filled with great love and great anger,” he said.
While hero Vijith was speaking“I also feel proud to be a part of this film. What I experienced in this film, you will also experience when you watch the film. I am a boy who grew up without seeing betrayal, pain, hatred, or disappointment. But this film taught me all that. This film taught me that loneliness has a sound, this great love and great anger. When I was lonely, this character of Jeeva was with me. When this character came upon me, I saw that there is a connection between acting and God. I am not a big believer in Sami. Something happened. I traveled in this film in a way that befits the director and the cinematographer. Musician Ilayaraja sir has given life to this work,” she said.
“I still remember the scene when director Sivaprakash told me about this story. This story made an impact on me. I felt like living as Sarah for a while. What happened to my parents was a mixed marriage. Father Malayalam.. Mother Tamil.. I also learned from what my mother said that my mother has a small resentment like in all mixed marriages. But they have not only raised me but also nurtured Bharathi’s lines. In the song Odi Vaidyadu Papa, he talks about everything like child, mother, other beings, nation, Tamil and at the end he also talks about castes. Just like these lines of Bharathi had an impact on me when I was growing up, the film Beranbum Perungopamum will definitely sow something in the minds of the viewers. It also has the opportunity to raise some questions. When I lived as Sara in this film, I laughed a lot.. I cried a little.. I felt a lot of pain. I have experienced it.. I hope you will feel it too,” he said.
Director Thangar Bachchan said,
“This film has spoken about what many people have failed to speak about since I started. This film has done what my films, short stories and novels have failed to do in the past 40 years. This film speaks about a big problem in society today. A film should not only make people laugh but should also reach out to others by pointing out their mistakes. This film has achieved what many political movements have failed to do. A fighter does not have to have weapons. It is enough to have words and thoughts. A director who has the right art in his hand is a fighter.. Although the film is normal, the dialogues in this film are like those of Manohara and Parasakthi films. This film should be like that. Murugesh Babu has written the dialogues so beautifully. The characters of the film, Sara and Jeeva, will never let you sleep. What kind of actor is Mime Gopi.. There are some of the best actors in Tamil in India.. Producer Jai Krishnan has created many talented directors today. He is doing that work quietly. The breath of this film is the musicologist. Even though we are not talking, I am with him. He has completely understood this film and beautifully done how to take it to the people. He has carved every scene with his music. Ilayaraja has a big role in the success of this film. My son has received this gift in his second film. I saw the film a few days ago. But when my son acted in this film, he said, “Don’t listen to the story of this film, let me act.”
While speaking, Seeman, the coordinator of the Nam Tamil Party, said,
“The origin of great anger is great love. When I made my brother’s film, I had put the subtitle below as “I am a man of great love and great anger.” I only put those words keeping my leader in mind. The love he had for his race turned into a great anger to protect it when that race was being destroyed. The reason for Bharathi’s great anger is that he loved this land and its people very much. It is a great achievement to dare and give a chance to newcomers. Jai Krishnan has done that.
When Thangar Bachchan finished shooting the film Alaghi, he showed it to me. After watching the film, I came and hugged him and praised him saying that it was good. Thangar Bachchan himself was stunned and could not believe it. In that film, which was next to him, the producer laughed and said that he was lying like this to praise his friend. But after the film became a huge success, he himself said that it happened as you said. Even though Thangar Bachchan had already shot the film Takku Mukku Tikku Thalam with his son, they decided to make this film of great love and great anger as his first film. It is a great thing that Thambi Vijith has the ability to carry such a big role in his debut film. Vijith seems to have expressed his acting, dialogue and pronunciation like an experienced actor who has acted in many films. He has absorbed and expressed his screen knowledge to that extent.
Sivaprakash, who came from the camp of Balu Mahendra, who praised My Leader, has directed this film. This is not like his first film. As soon as I saw the heroine in the film, I thought she was a real Malayali. She has expressed her acting very naturally without any feeling of being filmed by a camera. Mime Gopi is there no matter which channel you turn on, whether it is Telugu or Kannada. That is a pride for all of us. Whenever Thambi Aruldas plays a bad guy, it is a little difficult for my mind. Both of them have expressed excellent performances.
Murugesh Babu has written wonderful dialogues that are natural and free from unnecessary dialogues. When I worked on the film Pasumpon, Bharathiraja Appa would throw the dialogue papers I wrote down without looking at them. After that, when I was shooting a scene, he would ask where the dialogue was for this. I will give him the paper he threw away. When he says that this is correct, I will say that this is what you threw away. Sometimes when I left for Chennai in a fit of rage, it was my guru Chitra Lakshmanan who calmed me down by patting me. Today, Chitra Lakshmanan is the screen archive of Tamil cinema.
Although I used to wander around a place like the court every day, I took time to watch this film yesterday. Today, after coming from Trichy, I came here for this function. Although not for Thangar Bachchan, I had to come to this function for Vijith. No one likes corruption and bribery in this country.. So who is giving? Who is taking? Lakshmi Ramakrishnan should give a fair verdict. But.. no one should get what he does not get.. I should get what no one else gets, and corruption is born in the thought that corruption and bribery are everywhere. From the temple sanctum to the mother’s sanctum, there is corruption and bribery.
Time has created many poets. The creator of our time is our grandfather Bharathi. Bharathi was the one who understood and sang about everything before independence, such as gaining independence, dividing the state, and naming it Tamil Nadu. All the greats of all times have raised their voices against this caste. But till now this caste says it will not die. Caste is a bigger and more deadly disease than Corona. It kills the most sacred thing in the world, love.
If the US President and the Indian Prime Minister want to go to every country, they must have a passport and visa. But all the countries invited Mother Teresa to come to our country without any of these. The reason is that Mother Teresa is the one who united all the countries with love. Caste is a big disease. Caste, religion, and alcoholism are the biggest enemies of Tamil nationalism. No matter what dies, there are many people who think that their caste should not die. What happens if two lovers get caught in the middle of a crowd that thinks like that is the story of this film.
A balanced society cannot be born without eradicating the deadly disease of caste. Despite the many great people who have come and said so, this caste has not disappeared yet. Caste will disappear only if another generation comes and puts this caste on its feet like a shoe and rubs it. This caste cruelty and pain have been told in this film for two hours without exaggerating. The next generation should at least get rid of this thinking and go beyond everything towards humanity and travel towards humanity.
I am happy that my brother director Sivaprakash got the opportunity to work with a musician in his first film. Even the word musician is an understatement.. If you say that music is God, it would be appropriate.. He will grant you whatever you ask. There are so many musicians in the world, but Ilayaraja has no equal. Just take the film Thalapathy. How many different songs.. If I say that all this is created by one person, will anyone in the world believe it? Only he can do that. If a director writes a screenplay, Ilayaraja will write another screenplay with his music. Who remembers the lullaby sung by our mother.. Today, we have been listening to his songs for 40 years.. We never get bored. If he listens to music, we don’t need any rice flour. He will also compose music for Vijith’s film. Vijith’s son will also compose music for the film he is going to direct.
Just as Bharathi came to the world of literature, similarly, Ilayaraja is a blessing in the world of music.. He is a blessing. In that way, this is a film blessed by the Lord of Music. Thambi Vijith has displayed a wonderful body language and acting, just like Chandrasekhar displayed in the film Palaivanacholai. Although they were introduced as the sons of Sivakumar, Surya and Karthi gained fame only because of their talent. Similarly, although they were introduced as the son of SAC, Vijay has reached such a great and famous place only because of his talent. No matter how you look at it, the only way to success is hard work. The only medicine for all pain is achievement. Achievement can only be achieved through success.. Success requires hard work,” he said.
Technical details
Direction; Sivaprakash
Lyrics; Murugesh Babu
Music; Ilayaraja
Cinematography; J P Dineshkumar
Editing; Ramar
Art; Saravanan
Dance; Rekha Suresh Sidh
Fighting training; Dinesh Kashi
Mixing; Tapas Nayak
Executive producer; Sai Vinod
Production manager; D Murugan
Production manager; M Sivakumar
Sound engineer; K Jagan
Sound effects; Seenu
Photography; Theni Seenu
Make-up; Aranthai Dinesh
Costume design; Nithya
Costume; Wealth
CG VFX; Hocus Focus
Public Relations; Johnson
