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00:00 Your hero is Ajith.
00:03 So, today is his birthday.
00:04 He is not my hero.
00:06 He is a hero that people like.
00:08 How did you hear the name Ajith?
00:15 He was a young man who was well-spoken and popular.
00:22 He was a young man that women liked.
00:27 I have a story to tell.
00:30 After I won the National Award for my film 'Kadhal Kottai',
00:35 I went to a meeting of directors.
00:37 I was the first director to win the award.
00:44 When the meeting was over, V. Sekar came.
00:47 I was standing there and he asked me, "Who is this?"
00:51 Do you know that you are doing a film based on Madhumudhi's story?
00:57 No one knows.
00:59 Thangarapachanan is Madhumudhi's cameraman.
01:03 Vanmuthiga is his cameraman.
01:05 After 4-5 days, he called me and said,
01:08 "I have seen this story somewhere."
01:11 "I have seen this film or I have seen Vena in this film."
01:16 "Or this film has told me a story somewhere."
01:20 "I know everything about this story."
01:23 "It's nothing, sir. You can go."
01:26 "I have made a commitment in this film. I won't take it."
01:29 He said that he won't take it.
01:32 He said he won't take it.
01:35 "This film has already been released."
01:39 "You guys worked on it."
01:41 "It has been released 140 days ago."
01:43 "We are taking that film."
01:45 "Sir, what is this?"
01:47 "Madhumudhi is doing Thangapalmudhi."
01:49 "Sir," he said.
01:51 "If you give me the first word you told me,"
01:56 "I will earn for two or three generations."
01:59 "You will become a national award-winning director."
02:03 "But change the climax."
02:05 Hello, One India Tamil, Filmubeat viewers.
02:11 I am your Ranjith Kannan.
02:13 I am here with a prominent person.
02:16 He is a pioneer in Tamil cinema.
02:19 He has been a film director for a few films.
02:22 He has also acted in some films.
02:24 He is Ekunath Agathiyan.
02:26 Hello.
02:28 How are you?
02:30 I'm fine.
02:32 We've been seeing you for a long time.
02:34 In this interview, we'll talk about your hero, Ajith.
02:37 We'll talk about him and share a lot of things with you.
02:40 He's not my hero. He's a hero that people like.
02:45 You've made two successful films.
02:49 Yes, two films.
02:51 How did you hear about Ajith?
02:55 He had done a few films then.
02:58 He was a desire committee.
03:00 He was a young actor who was growing up.
03:07 Since he was in our film industry,
03:12 he was getting a lot of attention.
03:16 He was a young actor who was very popular.
03:24 He was a young actor who was liked by women.
03:29 I've seen him in person.
03:32 I've recorded him in a few interviews.
03:36 He was a young actor who was liked by women.
03:39 That's how I heard about him.
03:43 I thought I'd make a film with him.
03:47 You've done a few films before that.
03:51 You must have had a lot of heroes.
03:53 No, I never worked with anyone.
03:57 I never got that opportunity.
03:59 I made a film with Ajith in 1995.
04:07 I came to cinema in 1978.
04:11 I was famous then.
04:19 I worked with M.A. Kaja.
04:21 I worked with him in only one film.
04:25 I was there.
04:31 You were in a film.
04:35 I worked with him in a film called 'Selvakku'.
04:43 I was there for three months.
04:49 I couldn't be there.
04:51 They made me stay.
04:53 They were very strict about when I was to be released.
04:57 They were all around me.
04:59 I didn't know why.
05:01 It would have been a different interview.
05:03 I didn't get the opportunity to work with many directors.
05:13 I didn't know anyone other than my friends who worked with Ajith.
05:27 I didn't know anyone.
05:29 I decided that I wanted to win the film.
05:33 I didn't want to die.
05:35 I wanted to do something individually.
05:37 I wanted to choose a story.
05:41 There was a demand for a story.
05:43 If I told a story, they would invite me.
05:45 If I was successful, they would ask for direction.
05:49 That's how I started.
05:51 I had a purpose in that.
05:59 I set aside a period for that.
06:03 I struggled for two years to write a story.
06:07 You took two years to write a story?
06:09 That was when I started.
06:11 I didn't know anything about writing a story.
06:15 I was sitting alone and thinking about it.
06:19 I had read a lot of books and read a lot of stories.
06:23 I had seen a lot of films.
06:25 I wanted to create a story with that knowledge.
06:29 It became a success within six months.
06:31 I told that story to one person and he took me to another.
06:35 Now, writing a story has become a habit.
06:39 It's very easy.
06:41 I have written for about 18 years.
06:47 I have a lot of experience.
06:49 During those 18 years, I was a well-known storyteller through Amma Creations.
06:59 I was known for telling stories.
07:03 Venkat sir passed away.
07:07 He had written a book in his patio.
07:09 He invited me to his patio.
07:11 I told him to tell a story.
07:13 He told me to tell a second story.
07:15 He told me to tell a third story.
07:17 He kept telling me.
07:19 Karuppalli sir has written a book.
07:23 You can see it in Amma Creations.
07:25 He has written about the scenes he tells.
07:29 I was ready for that.
07:33 I was ready to make films with different themes.
07:39 But I didn't get the space.
07:41 That's why you chose Ajith sir.
07:45 I didn't know any actors.
07:47 That's your question.
07:49 You said you knew many actors.
07:51 I didn't know any actors.
07:53 I knew only a few people who knew how to tell stories.
08:01 I had made a film three days before that.
08:07 I had made a film with Ajith sir.
08:11 It was a film called 'Mangaliyam Thandham'.
08:15 Prabhakar sir, Anbalaya Prabhakar sir, was my inspiration.
08:23 I had made a story before that.
08:27 I didn't get any film connections.
08:31 I didn't get any recognition.
08:35 I had made a film before that.
08:39 I knew only Vahe Chandrasekaram.
08:45 He worked with Kajas.
08:51 His brother, designer Pandian, was a big designer.
08:59 He was my producer.
09:03 He was the only actor I knew.
09:09 I didn't know anyone else.
09:13 Even when I did Madhumati, I had a new son and daughter.
09:19 I didn't know any big actors.
09:23 The only person I knew who acted was Ravi Kumar sir.
09:29 I had made a story for Anbalaya's wife Rajan before that.
09:35 I didn't have a big circle.
09:39 I'll tell you a funny story.
09:43 After I won the National Award for my film 'Kadhal Kottai'...
09:49 I went to a director's meeting for the first time.
09:53 Only then did many people know me.
09:57 I was given a small award.
10:03 I was the first director to win an award.
10:09 Only when the meeting was over, director V. Sekar came.
10:13 I was standing there and he asked me who I was.
10:17 You only knew about me after you won the award.
10:21 I didn't meet anyone.
10:29 I don't consider myself an actor based on my previous films.
10:35 I didn't respect any actors.
10:39 The actors who were very important to me...
10:43 Sridhar sir, Balathundar sir, Balajar sir, Balumendra sir, Mahendran sir...
10:49 They were all very respectable people.
10:53 How can I call them directors?
10:57 I had a very clear thought.
11:01 I didn't have an inferiority complex.
11:05 I hadn't even gone to that place.
11:09 I didn't know that the films I made were commercial.
11:13 I didn't know that this was not direction.
11:17 I didn't meet any journalists.
11:21 Only after 'Kadhal Kotta' did I meet journalists.
11:25 I accepted that I was an actor.
11:29 I didn't know anyone.
11:33 Only a few people who had written stories knew about me.
11:37 Only they knew.
11:41 Similarly, when Sivashakti Pandian sir wrote a story, I didn't know who to include.
11:45 I thought of Ajith. He was a grown-up.
11:49 He was 22-23 years old.
11:53 He was very handsome.
11:57 But Ajith sir knew that you were doing Madhumathi's story in a different way.
12:07 No one knew that.
12:11 He wanted to see Madhumathi's film.
12:15 He wanted to see the film you made.
12:19 He wanted to buy a box.
12:23 It was a box, not a film box.
12:27 Sivashakti Pandian sir had a small office in Meeramshahi Street.
12:31 He had a box there.
12:35 I asked Prabhakar sir.
12:39 He said, "Go and ask Pandian sir."
12:43 I went to Pandian sir and he gave me the box.
12:47 I went to thank him again.
12:51 He said, "You direct it."
12:55 You asked me?
13:03 You were doing Madhumathi's film in a different way.
13:07 I went to Pandian sir to tell him about 'Kaadhal Kottai'
13:11 It was a story that was created between '93 and '95.
13:15 Venkat sir and Sivashakthi sir introduced me to many places.
13:25 I went to Pandian sir to tell him about 'Kaadhal Kottai'.
13:29 He immediately gave me the box.
13:33 I told him I'd like to direct a film.
13:37 He immediately asked me to direct a story like Madhumathi.
13:41 In his speech, he talked about the film.
13:45 He talked about how the film would run in every center.
13:49 Madhumathi was a film that made a lot of money as a distributor.
14:01 It would run in every city for 30 to 40 days.
14:05 It would run in every neighboring city.
14:09 I still can't find the reasons for it.
14:13 It's not a great film in my career.
14:17 But it's an entertaining and fun film.
14:21 It's a story that anyone can write.
14:29 It's not a film that requires a lot of knowledge.
14:33 A weekly magazine wrote that Madhumathi was not Madhi.
14:37 I really liked that.
14:41 We know that Madhumathi is not Madhi.
14:45 I can't tell you how I made the story.
14:49 I didn't have the time to write it.
14:53 I was very busy.
14:57 I couldn't write it.
15:01 I was afraid of making a film.
15:05 I didn't know what I was going to do.
15:09 I was going to do it for a reason.
15:13 I told Prabhakar sir that I'd do it.
15:17 He gave me an advance.
15:21 I was very classy.
15:25 I asked him if it would be okay if I did it.
15:29 He said, "tell me a fun story."
15:33 I didn't know any fun stories.
15:37 I was very serious.
15:41 I grew up watching all these directors.
15:45 I wanted to reach Kaja sir.
15:49 There was a film called 'Oru vidigathai, Oru tholarathai'.
15:53 Three big directors had made Tamil cinema.
15:57 Rajasekar sir was a big director.
16:01 He made films with all the big artists.
16:05 Ram Narayan sir and M.A.Kajal sir.
16:09 All three of them were in it.
16:13 When I saw that film, I was amazed.
16:17 I had a weekly magazine for that film.
16:21 When I wrote the script for that film, it said Kaja was going to be the king.
16:29 I still remember that story.
16:33 That's why I joined Kaja sir.
16:37 I was very thirsty.
16:45 I wanted to drink water in the sun.
16:49 I was always looking for something to drink.
16:53 I was interested in cinema when I was young.
16:57 I didn't know how I got into it.
17:01 I was interested in cinema because I was a film lover.
17:05 I didn't have anyone in my family.
17:09 I didn't have anyone in my village.
17:13 When I was going to tell the story of Kadhal Kottai...
17:19 Prabhakar sir said I should do Madhumathi first.
17:23 He said I should do another film.
17:27 I thought I should do a fun film.
17:31 I thought about it and I had a group of 10 boys and girls.
17:35 It was a big group.
17:39 I liked it.
17:43 I was wondering how I was going to survive in cinema.
17:47 I didn't expect this. I couldn't do it.
17:51 I changed my mind.
17:55 When I was going to tell the story of Kadhal Kottai, he said he wanted to do a Madhumathi-like film.
17:59 I didn't want to think like Madhumathi.
18:03 If you show a film and ask for a third person's story, I can think about it.
18:09 A third person's story is different.
18:13 If you want a story like Muthal Mariyathai, I can think about it.
18:17 I can think like 16-year-old Nila.
18:21 I can think like Maravacharithra.
18:25 But I can't think like Madhumathi.
18:29 I changed the characters from that film.
18:33 I changed everything in one day.
18:37 It's our film.
18:41 I saw that film again with another director.
18:45 I remember writing everything and changing the programs little by little.
18:49 I didn't know who to ask.
18:53 I didn't know who to ask.
18:57 I didn't know who to ask.
19:01 I didn't tell anyone about the story.
19:05 I didn't tell anyone about the story.
19:09 I didn't tell anyone about the story.
19:13 I didn't tell anyone about the story.
19:17 I didn't tell anyone about the story.
19:21 I didn't tell anyone about the story.
19:25 I called him and said, "I've seen this story somewhere."
19:29 I called him and said, "I've seen this story somewhere."
19:33 "I've seen this film somewhere."
19:37 "I've seen this film somewhere."
19:41 "I know everything about this film."
19:45 "It's nothing, sir. You can go."
19:49 "It's nothing, sir. You can go."
19:53 "I've made a commitment in this film, sir. I won't take it."
19:57 He's saying he won't take it.
20:01 He's saying he won't take it.
20:05 "This film has already been released, sir."
20:09 "Is that so?"
20:13 "Yes, sir."
20:17 "It's been released 140 days ago."
20:21 "Sir, what's this?"
20:25 "It's just a re-release. We're doing it for that."
20:29 "Sir, it's nothing. You can go."
20:33 "The producer liked it. He enjoyed it."
20:37 "We're shooting the film."
20:41 "The audience liked it."
20:45 "It's been 100 days."
20:49 When he heard the story, he said...
20:53 "If you keep it like this, I'll earn for two or three generations."
20:57 "You'll become a national director and win awards."
21:01 "But change the climax."
21:05 You would have kept it like 'Priyara'.
21:09 "I'm a movie-watching audience."
21:13 "I watch movies. If the love doesn't reach me, I'll get angry and tear the screen."
21:17 "If you keep it like that, I'll be happy."
21:21 "Okay, sir."
21:25 "You're not just a producer, you're also a viewer."
21:29 "That's why I'm keeping it like that."
21:33 I made the story so that the audience would join me when I went to shoot.
21:37 I shot it to see how it would reach them.
21:41 Recently, I've been working on a film called 'Kaadha'
21:45 I'm trying to make it work.
21:49 I'm trying to change the climax at the last minute.
21:53 I've given a lot of answers to that.
21:57 There's no film that changes the climax at the last minute.
22:01 When I was in Ooty, I showed how to shoot a shotter.
22:05 When I was in Rajasthan, I showed how to shoot a shotter.
22:09 I'm using the shotter to make the story work.
22:13 I can't tell you how to shoot a shotter at the climax.
22:17 I can't tell you how to shoot a shotter at the climax.
22:21 I can't tell you how to shoot a shotter at the climax.
22:25 The last climax portion...
22:29 The train stops...
22:33 The train stops...
22:37 The train leaves...
22:41 The train leaves...
22:45 The rest of the film was shot at Egmore station.
22:49 The rest of the film was shot at Egmore station.
22:53 The rest of the film was shot at Egmore station.
22:57 The film was shot in a different way.
23:01 The film was shot in a different way.
23:05 The film was shot in a different way.
23:09 Because it was emotional, they were able to watch it emotionally.
23:13 They don't pay attention to the emotions that separate them.