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00:00Before I take Rs.120 from you, I will sing a song.
00:08Agathiya is a very important film in my career.
00:13I have directed some films before.
00:17This film is a horror film.
00:20At the same time, it is not just a horror film.
00:22It is a fantasy film and the audience will be treated to it.
00:24Agathiya is a special film because it is different from all the horror films that I have seen or been a part of.
00:32I love horror films because it pays my bills.
00:37A lot of films pay my bills.
00:43When I was studying second year B.Com, I started producing the film.
00:49When I was studying in college, it was very difficult for me to get an assignment.
00:53I was 3 years old.
00:54I didn't know.
00:57I studied, sir.
01:06Agathiya is a special film.
01:10Do you know what it is?
01:13They speak in Tamil.
01:15They speak in Tamil for 2 weeks and speak in English for 10 weeks.
01:19At least they talk in Tamil.
01:25Who was your first friend in the industry?
01:28I think Arya was my first friend.
01:31Because we all came at the same time.
01:33No, Ravi.
01:34It's been 20 years.
01:36For 20 years, Ravi has been the same friend and the same guy.
01:41After that, Arya.
01:49Hi, hello. Welcome. I am Akshitha Das.
01:51I am sitting in a very special interview today.
01:54We have the whole team of Agathiya with us.
01:56This film was produced by Wales Film International, Dr. Aishwary K. Ganesh.
02:00Co-produced by WAM India, Anish Dev.
02:03I am so happy to be here.
02:05First of all, congratulations to all of you.
02:07How are you all?
02:08We are good.
02:10My first question to all of you is...
02:13Putting together a film is not easy.
02:17It takes so much hard work.
02:19There are a lot of positives and negatives.
02:22It all happens.
02:24But every film will impact you a lot.
02:27How special is Agathiya for you?
02:29So, congratulations.
02:32Before I get Rs.120 from you...
02:35This is the film I am going to make.
02:42Senior.
02:44The film I spent a lot of money on is Agathiya.
02:49And the period film.
02:51The first period film I made.
02:54And horror and comedy.
02:56Mother sentiment.
02:58So, Agathiya is a film that combines everything.
03:01Paavijay directed it well.
03:05There is something called Paavijay.
03:08But beyond that,
03:10I was amazed that Paavijay has made a film like this.
03:15I was impressed when I saw the film.
03:19I praised him.
03:21Jeeva and Rashi, who played the hero...
03:25They acted very aptly.
03:28They did very well.
03:30The villain is very...
03:32He looks very ordinary.
03:34He is very silent.
03:36He looks like a poor villain.
03:38But in the film...
03:40You won't be like Paavijay.
03:42You can call him a terror.
03:45Mr. Edward.
03:47Is it Edwin?
03:49It's confusing.
03:51In the film, it's Edwin.
03:53In the film, it's Edwin.
03:55He changed his character.
04:05There are many artists in the film.
04:08This film will be released not only in Tamil, but also in Hindi and Telugu.
04:12It will be released in pan-India on February 28.
04:17PVR is releasing it all over India.
04:24Super, sir.
04:26You tell us, sir.
04:28Agathiya is a very important film in my career.
04:35I've directed a few films before.
04:37This is a horror film.
04:39At the same time, it's not just a horror film.
04:41It's a fantasy film.
04:43The audience will be treated to it.
04:45When I wrote the script for this film,
04:47I was looking for a big budget.
04:49I needed a big star cast.
04:51That's when I joined Wales.
04:53As soon as I was done with the script,
04:55producer Ganesh said,
04:57this is his pet project.
05:02The next film will be different.
05:04But till now, his pet project is Agathiya.
05:12The budget for this film was beyond our budget.
05:18We had to get permission for everything.
05:21The story had to be on screen.
05:23If you want fantasy, you need a lot of CG.
05:25You need a lot of artists.
05:27Even if it's a small character,
05:29you need a lot of CG.
05:31Only if you have CG,
05:33the film will be registered.
05:35Even if it's a technician,
05:37you need a lot of technicians.
05:39Even if it's a cameraman,
05:41you need a lot of technicians.
05:43There's only CG in 90 minutes of VFX.
05:4714 companies have done CG in this film.
05:49Foreign and abroad companies have done it.
05:51Even big CG companies in India
05:53have done CG in this film.
05:55We had to get permission for everything.
05:57Jeeva sir, Rashi,
05:59when they were heroes in this film,
06:03we needed a strong character.
06:05Someone else could have done it.
06:07But Arjun sir was apt for it.
06:09So Arjun sir did it.
06:11We needed a foreign artist.
06:13So Edward came.
06:15Then Matilda came.
06:17Everyone came together
06:19more beautifully than expected.
06:21That's how Agathiya was created.
06:23So lovely to hear.
06:25Sir, before I come to you,
06:27please tell me how special is this film?
06:31See, I love horror films.
06:33I love watching them.
06:35I love being part of horror films.
06:37So Agathiya is a special film
06:39because it's also different
06:41from all the horror films I've seen
06:43or been a part of.
06:45I love horror films.
06:47Because it pays my bills.
06:49A lot of films pay my bills.
06:51No, a lot of films pay my bills.
06:53But I think the reason to do this
06:55was because I'm a huge fan of the genre.
06:57And I think it's the right time
06:59that we're releasing this also
07:01because people also want to watch
07:03a lot of horror films,
07:05especially horror comedies.
07:07And as sir said,
07:09apart from the horror comedy element,
07:11we also have this fantasy element.
07:13And the climax is the highlight of our film.
07:15Because we've worked a lot on it apparently.
07:17And sir was telling us, Ganesh sir,
07:19that they took about one year
07:21for the climax just so that you guys
07:23have the best experience as the audience.
07:25So I also, as an audience, want to watch this film.
07:27And that's why I think it's special.
07:29That's nice.
07:31I think Anish sir is also releasing it in IMAX.
07:33Oh wow!
07:35Wow!
07:37Probably part 2.
07:39Agathiya part 2 will definitely be
07:41released in IMAX.
07:43Sir will definitely direct it.
07:45This film is...
07:47You can say it's a popular film.
07:49It's a film that all the audience
07:51can relate to.
07:53And as an actor, when you go...
07:55We did a film before this,
07:57Black.
07:59It's a thriller film and all that stuff.
08:01But it's just two artists.
08:03When we go to the shooting spot,
08:05the two of us will look at Priya's face.
08:07Priya, you have to look at my face.
08:09I have to look at her face.
08:11But when you go to this set,
08:13it's like...
08:15When we go to the set,
08:17we enjoy it a lot.
08:19It's a huge set.
08:21He'll be in a huge get-up.
08:23He has a completely different attire.
08:25So on one side,
08:27the whole set, people will be working.
08:29And
08:31Rashi will also be there.
08:33She'll be wearing a gorgeous dress.
08:35Then there's a French actress
08:37called Mathilda.
08:39French actress.
08:41I don't know if she's French or Russian.
08:43I don't know if she's French or Russian.
08:45She looks French in the teaser.
08:47Yes, she looks French.
08:49But I think she's British.
08:51So,
08:53the set will be colourful.
08:55There'll be comedians.
08:57There'll be Yogi Babu.
08:59Kingsley, VTV.
09:01Everything will be interesting
09:03when you enter the set.
09:05In the instalment,
09:07we'll keep laughing.
09:09There'll be something or other
09:11in the sets.
09:13So, when you see it,
09:15you'll know it's good.
09:17So, in the set,
09:19we'll shoot
09:21where everyone shoots regularly.
09:23In EVP.
09:25So,
09:27when we stay there,
09:29we feel like
09:31we've come for a
09:33grand shooting.
09:35We'll shoot a court scene.
09:37We'll shoot action.
09:39There'll be enough action.
09:41There'll be graphics.
09:43So many things are there in a film.
09:45So, we know
09:47it'll be a 70% success.
09:49We'll know.
09:51It'll be a good template.
09:53So, this template
09:55is a 100% successful template.
09:57But to accept this template,
09:59we need a production house
10:01to give us all this.
10:03I'm telling you it'll be fun.
10:05But the producer hasn't come for a day.
10:07He hasn't come to see
10:09an entertaining set.
10:13The director will get tensed.
10:15We've brought all this.
10:17He'll enjoy it on screen.
10:19But as an actor,
10:21we all really used to have fun.
10:25That's a big plus for an actor.
10:31You not only get to cater,
10:33but you also get to live in the moment.
10:35You enjoy the whole process of filmmaking.
10:39How was the whole experience for you, Edward?
10:43It was interesting because
10:45unlike Rashi, I am totally traumatized
10:47when I try and watch horror films.
10:49So, this was interesting.
10:51I found myself in one.
10:53It's not the first time.
10:55I guess it's part of my therapy
10:57to get used to the whole genre by being a part of it.
10:59I really enjoy playing
11:01bad guys though.
11:03That's what I've done in Indian cinema
11:05for the last couple of decades.
11:07It's not that different actually.
11:09But just the whole horror thing.
11:11The fact is, this is actually
11:13much more than just a horror film.
11:15It's got so much comedy.
11:17It's got so much action.
11:19It's got a little romance.
11:21It's got the whole period thing.
11:23It's the whole package.
11:25I loved that when I
11:27was being narrated the film.
11:29It was pretty much
11:31delivered what I expected
11:33as an actor to be able to
11:35sink my teeth into something a little different
11:37than what I get to do, which is usually
11:39a British bad guy. This was a French bad guy.
11:41So, I got to put a little twist on it.
11:43A little bit of French style.
11:51Yeah, I got to teach myself a little French.
11:55Because of you, many of them
11:57also have learned.
11:59I always wanted...
12:01I've been to Pondicherry, sir.
12:03Yeah, French.
12:05Where's the duplex hotel?
12:07Where's the duplex hotel?
12:09Duplex has become duplex.
12:11He's a rich guy.
12:13It's not duplex. It's duplay.
12:15Oh, really?
12:17That's what he said.
12:19So, I...
12:21I used to call it duplex.
12:23So, I'm a duplex.
12:25I used to call it duplex.
12:27So, then it's like duplay.
12:29Duplay is having souffle.
12:31Something like that.
12:33Touché.
12:37So, coming to you, sir.
12:39Debut production and all.
12:41In Tamil especially. Not in Hindi, obviously.
12:43So, welcome to the Tamil Club.
12:45How was it for you?
12:47It's good.
12:49So, we, VAM India, basically are the
12:51distributors of pictures.
12:53We take rights from South India
12:55and we have done more than 500 movies now.
12:57So, we were the pioneers of this
12:59bringing the South Indian movies,
13:01localizing in the language
13:03and bringing it to North Indian audience.
13:05So, there was a lot of demand of
13:07mass entertainment movies that time.
13:09It all started with that.
13:11Then, Bollywood started
13:13making only NRI-specific
13:15movies, like catering to
13:17NRIs and no mass
13:19element, which was there in 80s and 90s
13:21with action heroes over there.
13:23So, the audience was very thirsty and hungry.
13:25So, they were wanting
13:27that Indian content, not the Hollywood content.
13:29So, this was the place where the
13:31mass entertainment or good technicians
13:33good stories. We also had it
13:35in Bollywood, in Bombay industry
13:37all the very good technicians and
13:39filmmakers, but the film
13:41disappeared. Those films
13:43which were massive films, they disappeared.
13:45So, this bridge was
13:47filled in by the localization
13:49thing. As the years passed by
13:51over 15 years, now we have
13:53OTT, we have
13:55localizing in a very
13:57different level.
13:59So, this has opened up the market
14:01for all kind of stories and we saw that
14:03after COVID
14:05suddenly a spate of good films
14:07like Kalki, RRR,
14:09Kantara, KGF and all these Pushpa
14:11and all these big films, they came
14:13and opened the market.
14:15Recently, I was reading in a paper
14:172-3 years leading National Daily only
14:19that in the headlines they said
14:21now there is
14:23no difference between an original
14:25Hindi movie and
14:27a dubbed movie.
14:29So, that becomes that
14:31audience has now accepted this.
14:33Thanks to COVID sir, actually
14:35since after COVID.
14:37Unfortunately COVID, but
14:39the whole exposure
14:41kind of went up
14:43in different levels through
14:45OTT and through everything.
14:47But, I think audience were
14:49super hungry and I guess
14:51when we make Tamil films
14:53and when we make Telugu films
14:55the North Indian audience
14:57like the North part of the audience
14:59they really relate to
15:01us because
15:03I did a film
15:05all over India I travelled.
15:07So, I found an incident where
15:09the food is served
15:11but the food is not served.
15:13He was watching TV like this.
15:15So, I was like,
15:17I was watching TV and
15:19Lawrence was speaking in Hindi.
15:21They were fighting.
15:23I was like, serve the food.
15:25So, then I
15:27this I saw some 7-8 years ago.
15:29Then I thought, okay guys
15:31you guys like Tamil films.
15:33We like South Indian films.
15:35Wait, we will do it too.
15:37Then
15:39when I
15:41I have seen a lot of
15:43in YouTube all my films are
15:45dubbed in Hindi. So, I see some
15:4750 million views, 90 million views
15:49more than the original.
15:51More than the original.
15:53Dude.
15:55You will be surprised that OTT platforms
15:57leading ones
15:59when they release the 5 languages together
16:01the data comes that
16:03the Hindi dubbed version of that 5 languages
16:05is more than most.
16:07If you
16:09Hindi medium
16:11predominantly a lot of people
16:13speak Hindi in India.
16:15So, obviously they will prefer.
16:17Even if you ask Rashi
16:19if she will want to see this film, she will see it only in Hindi.
16:21Right?
16:23No, I will see it.
16:25If there was an option
16:27what would you do?
16:29But the flavor is in Tamil only.
16:31But okay,
16:33will you see it in Tamil or Hindi?
16:35Tamil.
16:37I will see it in Tamil.
16:39Tamil.
16:41What is it?
16:45I have a feeling that you will be transferred from there to here.
16:47I have a feeling that you will be transferred from there to here.
16:49I have seen that work also.
16:51Now we are going to do second.
16:53So, coming to the Agathiya portion.
16:55So,
16:57there was a birth in Indian cinema
16:59for Marvel and Disney kind of movies.
17:01Originated from our own
17:03Indian filmmakers.
17:05There was a very big gap which suddenly
17:07nobody dared to make this kind of a grand film.
17:09But Telugu cinema
17:11when we talk about, they brought in
17:13RRR, they brought in Kalki,
17:15they brought in all these kind of big movies
17:17which you can put at par with kind of
17:19Disney Marvel movies.
17:21With visual effects, with villains, with larger than life.
17:23Sir, our Agathiya film will also be like that.
17:25So, this was the thing which when I saw
17:27and I discussed with IG sir and
17:29Wales is making this film and
17:31Sir Rappa Vijay sir
17:33edited the story and the grandeur and showed some
17:35experimental shots which he has taken.
17:37I said, boss, this is it.
17:39This is the future what picture will go towards that.
17:41So, three years back
17:43but now the three years have passed
17:45the picture took making because of the grandeur
17:47because of the hard work, because of the
17:49VFX put in and we assure you
17:51that it is going to be an international standard
17:53movie which people are going to watch in
17:55theatres. So, that's what Agathiya.
17:57Just based on what you said
17:59I am already very excited.
18:01When I saw it, I felt the grandeur.
18:03Visually, it was like your only movie.
18:05You are just saying it.
18:07Gen Z kids are just
18:09But first of all, thank you for saying Gen Z kid.
18:11He is not a copy.
18:13Slightly Gen Z
18:15but not completely Gen Z.
18:17But on a very serious note,
18:19in Tamil cinema we are getting a lot of films
18:21but many films with families
18:23you can't really go and watch.
18:25There is a lot of aggression.
18:27You have to keep the remote in hand.
18:29You have this.
18:31So, in a zone like that
18:33a nice film like this
18:35I enjoyed it.
18:37When I watch the movie, I will definitely no more.
18:39We are going to do a quick fun round.
18:41Oh, sure.
18:43I think I am getting the energy now.
18:45So, I did notice that
18:47there is a template for horror.
18:49Soul swapping.
18:51So, what we are going to do is
18:53we are going to do some soul swaps.
18:55Jeeva's soul is Rashi's.
18:57I will go with Rashi.
18:59I will see.
19:01Then, Rashi's soul is Jeeva's.
19:07One will be left.
19:09Tamil, English, and English.
19:11How will it be?
19:13You are a Tamil speaker.
19:15He is a poor English speaker.
19:17American English.
19:19I am thinking about
19:21which producer to swap souls with.
19:23Okay, okay.
19:25Your soul will go to two producers.
19:27You will get the producer's soul.
19:29Since you have already
19:31done a lot of
19:33villainic roles.
19:35So, will that soul come to you?
19:37If I get into a villainic role,
19:39you are going to be a very nice person like me.
19:41Kind hearted, very sweet, very romantic.
19:43Now, get into your body language.
19:45Where is the body language?
19:47Guys, come on.
19:49She will do it correctly.
19:51Okay, good.
19:55This is only done because
19:57you are right there.
19:59Okay.
20:01All good?
20:03My first question.
20:05There are so many producers in the world.
20:07You are the director now.
20:09There are so many producers in the world.
20:11How did you feel
20:13that you should
20:15tell a story like this
20:17to the males?
20:19How did you feel that you should tell a story like this to the males?
20:21As a director?
20:23Yes, you as a director.
20:25I thought only males would
20:27take such a role.
20:31So,
20:33as a director,
20:35did you torture the producers?
20:37Did you do anything for the budget?
20:39Go ahead, sir.
20:41Go ahead.
20:43I didn't torture them.
20:47I didn't torture them.
20:51I just got the permission
20:53as per the script.
20:55You know how to get the permission.
20:57You know how to get the permission.
20:59So,
21:01you know how to get the permission.
21:03It's obvious from the script itself,
21:05it would have been chaotic.
21:07Many would have come and joked.
21:09They would have come and joked.
21:11They are my naughty students.
21:13How did you manage to make a good film with them?
21:17You as a director.
21:21I've never been to the set.
21:23So, I don't know anything.
21:25I'll excuse you from this round.
21:27Producers,
21:29sit in that field.
21:31I'll be back soon.
21:33I look like Jeeva.
21:37You talk a lot.
21:39You are in 2.0 version.
21:41You are in 2.0 version.
21:45Where does the 2.0 version come from?
21:47Can you tell us?
21:49Can you tell us?
21:51What is that 2.0 version?
21:55I'm always a thug.
21:59Be it Millennial, be it Gen Z.
22:032.0 version,
22:05I don't think there's any 2.0 version of me.
22:07I don't think there's any 2.0 version of me.
22:09I love Gen Z's.
22:11Because I'm also one.
22:13I'm fully Gen Z.
22:15We are talking about you.
22:19I'm fully into everything that Gen Z does.
22:21I'm fully into everything that Gen Z does.
22:23I'm fully into everything that Gen Z does.
22:25I'm fully into everything that Gen Z does.
22:27I'm very bad at social media.
22:29I'm very bad at social media.
22:31But I try to understand what to do.
22:33So, I keep asking my co-star.
22:35If I ask you Gen Z terms,
22:37will you be able to explain?
22:39I can try.
22:41But we'll ask Rashi that.
22:43Rashi will not know.
22:45Rashi will not know.
22:47She's just not Gen Z.
22:49She's very old school.
22:51I think we should check.
22:55Rashi, how are you?
22:57Rashi, how are you?
22:59Rashi, how are you?
23:01Rashi, how are you?
23:03I don't change a lot of costumes.
23:05I don't change a lot of costumes.
23:07I don't change a lot of costumes.
23:09Because I'm kind of tired.
23:11Because I've been doing a lot of movies here and there.
23:13Because I've been doing a lot of movies here and there.
23:17As for Adhithya,
23:19As for Adhithya,
23:21it's a special film.
23:23Do you understand?
23:25Do you understand?
23:27She speaks Tamil.
23:29She speaks Tamil for 2 weeks and English for 10 weeks.
23:31So we keep talking.
23:37In the shooting,
23:39Will Jiva do a lot of tossers?
23:41Jiva has such a wonderful soul.
23:43I have acted with
23:45Shahid Kapoor.
23:49Vikranth Maesi.
23:53I have acted so many actors.
23:55I have acted so many actors.
23:57But Jiva is one of the greatest actors in the world.
23:59world. I don't know. Rashi I am getting diabetes. No but I am a very good friend of Jeeva. I
24:12am a very good friend. I take care of my friends and Rashi is also very close to me as a friend.
24:17So are you telling me that Jeeva is your favourite co-star and your combination is the best?
24:31I am just telling you. I can't wait to act with him in another film. I can't wait. I
24:36don't know why he is… We were just planning another film. We were just even talking. I
24:40just wanted to do another film. I would love to work with her. She is so disciplined and
24:44she is so nice. She comes on time. She is so delicate. She is an artist. I love her.
24:51I am so glad there is so much love. So I am going to come to you.
24:55Actually I should be coming to you. But it is very nice of you to want to do my job.
25:02But please tell me what was your experience like? I don't know why I did that to myself.
25:09But this is what you have created. So now just please tell me.
25:13Okay. So you have to ask all of them one thing. Whatever you want to ask them, you can ask them.
25:17Go for it. Now you are doing the interview. Of course. Yes. Thank you.
25:20But you have to be a really nice person. Of course. I am very nice.
25:24Because you can't be not nice. Then the channel will throw you off.
25:28Unfortunately.
25:30No. So starting with producer. Why are you giving him two rupees?
25:36What was your experience like working with Mr. Edward?
25:45And when you first saw him, how did you react? How did you feel like this is your villain?
25:52Actually I didn't expect at all this is the person who has acted in the film.
25:58Wow. He was so good.
26:00So different in the movie and in person. Very different.
26:06Wow. Okay.
26:07What the heck he is doing?
26:09Now he is all obsessed in the comedy. He is like, okay, what should I do next?
26:13He wants to ask us anything. Do you want to ask us also?
26:18Tell me what do you want me to ask?
26:20Do you have anything to ask them?
26:22Of course. I want to know what they thought of Edwin Dupley.
26:26I still have to see the film.
26:28You haven't seen the film.
26:29But when you were working, were you like...
26:32No, whatever sir said.
26:35Edward was acting.
26:37Will you close your eyes?
26:38I don't know.
26:40We have very few scenes together.
26:42So we didn't get...
26:43Yes. He will be like this from there.
26:47But then he will be changing and he will be reacting.
26:49I know. I know. I scared you. That was it.
26:51Yeah.
26:53But the fact that...
26:54He comes at different times.
26:56True.
26:56Actually...
26:57This is okay. I have an excuse.
27:00I have seen it as a nomination.
27:01He has a lot of... Arjun sir has a lot of...
27:03Okay. Okay.
27:04So...
27:06Yeah.
27:07So we met him in the climax.
27:10So yeah.
27:11We met in the climax.
27:12But from there, fighting and eating.
27:14He didn't even call us in the climax.
27:18What are you saying? I don't understand.
27:20In the climax, they just shot the film.
27:22They just shot the basic moments.
27:25The rest, you watch in the movie.
27:26Watch it in the theater.
27:27That's what they said.
27:28So, for the first time in my life...
27:30That's the climax.
27:32Climax shooting, sir.
27:33I asked, is it?
27:33I asked, will they put a rope clip or something?
27:36Nothing.
27:36They said, scanning.
27:38Scanning.
27:39Scanning?
27:40They said, what is scanning?
27:41Then, sir, isn't there a shooting?
27:43Fight?
27:44Who is the stunt master?
27:45The stunt master didn't come.
27:46Then, I was very confused.
27:50One of the most surreal experiences
27:52seeing that scene.
27:53Because I came in to dub.
27:54I dubbed the Hindi because I speak Hindi.
27:58And so, I got to see that much I've seen.
28:00It was my scenes including the climax.
28:02So, it's like, wow!
28:03I didn't know I was such an actual hero.
28:05Thank you for creating one out of me.
28:09It's the first time.
28:10Okay.
28:10That's really nice.
28:11So, I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:22I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:23I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:23I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:24I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:25I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:26I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:27I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:28I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:29I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:30I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:31I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:32I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:33I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:34I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:35I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
28:36I will sign.
29:06I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:07I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:08I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:09I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:10I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:11I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:12I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:13I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:14I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:15I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:16I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:17I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:18I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:19I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:20I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:21I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:22I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:24I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:26I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:28I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:30I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:32I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:34I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:36I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:38I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:40I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:42I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:44I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:46I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:48I'm going to jump back to the producer, sir.
29:51We gave it to him.
29:53They said we'd do it for one or two days.
29:55We gave it to him.
29:57They said we'd do it for one or two days.
29:59So we didn't go in person.
30:01So we didn't go in person.
30:03So you've said about the three-shot deal.
30:05So you've said about the three-shot deal.
30:07But in the casting process, did the director discuss it?
30:09Or did you cast her on her own?
30:11Or did you cast her on her own?
30:13I decided on Arjun sir.
30:15He needs to have another pull.
30:17He needs to have another pull.
30:19And Rashi is the director, so we can go with that.
30:24So if the director says it, it will be correct?
30:26Yes, because they write the story, so they know who it is.
30:29If they act, it will be correct.
30:31Okay, nice. Thank you.
30:33And coming to you, sir.
30:35Now you are the director.
30:37You are the director now.
30:39Sir, as an audience, let's go to the theatre and watch this film.
30:43English? I'll come to you.
30:45English is a bit old.
30:47I had a doubt.
30:49I thought everyone will go to English.
30:51So you are the director now.
30:53And my question to the director is,
30:55as an audience when you go watch this film,
30:57what can you expect out of this film?
30:59Get scared.
31:01Fantasy.
31:03Glued to the seat.
31:05I want to go to the washroom.
31:07I can't go.
31:09That kind of a thing.
31:11As a director, I expect.
31:13Okay, that is a very sweet thing.
31:15So I'm going to come back to this whole period film aspect.
31:19Come back to that Rashi.
31:21No, no, no, no.
31:23No, no, no, no.
31:25I'll do it again.
31:27Good, glad.
31:29Now we are back.
31:31It is a period film.
31:33We should go back in time.
31:35So we are going to go back in time.
31:37And I'm going to ask you all questions about your first memories.
31:39How short and beautiful can you tell us about those memories?
31:41Okay, done?
31:43Okay, sir, you go first.
31:45So, from the time you produced your first film,
31:47to the time you are producing this film,
31:49there are more films to come.
31:51Overall, how positive has this journey been for you?
31:53How fulfilling has it been for you as a producer?
32:01As a producer,
32:03I started in 1987.
32:05Wow.
32:07When I was studying
32:09second year B.Com,
32:11that time I started producing the film.
32:21So I studied in college
32:23and produced the film.
32:31Subash, K. Subash.
32:33Who are the heroes?
32:35It's me.
32:37I didn't expect this.
32:41Four heroes.
32:43One is
32:45Suresh Chakravarthy.
32:47Okay, very nice.
32:49Then there's Bigg Boss.
32:51Then there's an actress,
32:53Bhanupriya's brother, Gopi.
32:55Gopi.
32:57And an art director, Krishna.
32:59Art director for that film.
33:01Four heroes.
33:03One heroine.
33:05I produced it.
33:07Subash directed it.
33:09So, I made a profit of two lakh rupees.
33:11Oh, wow.
33:13Very nice, very nice.
33:15I used that to pay the fees.
33:19Sir, you are doing injustice.
33:21Now, you have a college,
33:23a palace,
33:25and you are paying the fees.
33:27Yes, sir.
33:29I took the film
33:31after taking everyone's fees.
33:33I took the film
33:35after taking my classmate's fees.
33:37So, it started in 1987
33:39as a producer.
33:41Very good, sir.
33:43So, we are still producing the film.
33:47It's a passion,
33:49journey,
33:51and love.
33:53Sir, when did you
33:55start after 1987?
33:571987,
33:591988,
34:011990.
34:03I stopped in 1992.
34:05I started the college.
34:07College, okay.
34:09So, from 1992,
34:11I started again
34:13in 1999.
34:15This is Prabhu Deva sir.
34:17Prabhu Deva, 1, 2, 3.
34:191, 2, 3.
34:21Hindi, Tamil, Telugu,
34:23direct.
34:25All three languages.
34:27Not dubbing.
34:29Jyothika madam was the heroine.
34:31Okay.
34:33I have seen that, sir.
34:35Nagendra Prasad.
34:37Prabhu Raju.
34:39I think it was a 5-star audio.
34:41Yes.
34:43So, it started from there.
34:45It was exactly 2000.
34:47So, 24 years from there.
34:49Again, we had a gap.
34:5110 years.
34:53Now, it's been 10 years.
34:55Very happy to hear.
34:57You shared a small thing.
34:59We were very surprised.
35:01Very happy to hear.
35:03So, to you, sir.
35:05You came from singing to directing.
35:07You must have thought a lot.
35:09Should I do it?
35:11It could have been your passion.
35:13Do you remember when
35:15the first moment struck?
35:17I said, I'm definitely going to get into directing.
35:19No matter what happens,
35:21I'm going to direct.
35:23I came to Chennai
35:25with Bhagirath sir
35:27to write my song.
35:29I was with him for 3 years.
35:31He was my guru.
35:33So,
35:35while I was training
35:37to write my song,
35:39the director's name,
35:41the posting,
35:43gave me a dream.
35:45The director was going to come.
35:47The director was going to eat.
35:49The director said,
35:51he's the captain.
35:53He's responsible for everything.
35:55I had a lot of respect for that.
35:57He said,
35:59this is not the right time.
36:01You came to write a song.
36:03That should be your focus.
36:05Once you win,
36:07choose a day.
36:09That's what he said.
36:11That seed fell then.
36:13One day,
36:15the right time came.
36:17Did you tell him the story of Agathiya?
36:19It's a rough line.
36:21I can't tell him in detail.
36:23It's a rough line.
36:25He'll ask me whenever he goes.
36:27He's very close to Bhagirath sir.
36:29So, he'll keep asking me
36:31how I got here.
36:35If a film is good
36:37or not,
36:39the only reason for that is
36:41the director.
36:43There's no hero or heroine
36:45or producer.
36:47If the director writes a good story
36:49and shoots it well,
36:51the film will definitely be a hit.
36:53If it doesn't,
36:55he's responsible for it.
36:57He's responsible for everything.
36:59No one else.
37:01In general,
37:03whether a film hits or not,
37:05it's in the hands of the director.
37:07He's the captain of the ship.
37:11Your first ever Tamil movie.
37:13What's your memory of that?
37:15How much Tamil have you learnt?
37:17Your journey in the Tamil industry.
37:19My first film was Imeca Nautical.
37:23I didn't know Tamil at that time.
37:25But your reactions were
37:27very good.
37:29I know.
37:31I knew Telugu very well
37:33because I'd done some 10 films by that time.
37:35But Tamil was my first experience.
37:37It didn't feel so difficult.
37:39A lot of people will come and say
37:41it's a very difficult language.
37:43It isn't.
37:45I think I'm not able to speak in a flow today
37:47because you keep cutting, going off to different languages.
37:49I'm sticking to English
37:51so I don't sound like a fool.
37:53I remember 2020
37:55during lockdown, I started learning Tamil
37:57with a teacher.
37:59She taught me on Zoom.
38:01How I just fell in love
38:03with the nuances of the language.
38:05I wanted to do more Tamil films.
38:07God has been kind
38:09and I've been doing Tamil films.
38:11The experience has been amazing.
38:13I think they're so much
38:15into their cultural identity
38:17and values that reflect in their films.
38:19It's great to be a small part of it.
38:23It was really lovely to hear.
38:25Coming to you,
38:27you're the first ever friend
38:29in the industry.
38:31Are you still friends?
38:33Or are you always not in touch anymore?
38:37First ever friend?
38:39Yes.
38:41First ever friend...
38:45I don't know about the industry.
38:47It's been a long time.
38:49I went there for the first time.
38:51I come from a production family.
38:53So basically...
38:57If you ask me specifically,
38:59I'll say I'm an actor friend.
39:01I'll tell you.
39:05I think Arya was the first friend.
39:09No, Ravi. Jeyam Ravi.
39:11You both decide who it is.
39:13Jeyam Ravi.
39:15I still remember it well.
39:17I was shooting a film called Thithikuthai.
39:19Ravi was shooting a film called Jeyam.
39:21That was his first film.
39:23We were renting a train.
39:25It was all new to us.
39:27It was all new to us.
39:29We were renting a train.
39:31We were renting a train in Tenkasi.
39:33We were renting a train in Tenkasi.
39:35After the train,
39:37he was going for a shoot.
39:41After the shoot,
39:43Ravi was waiting for us at the next station.
39:45I just got on
39:47and introduced myself.
39:49Hi, this is Jeeva.
39:51You're Mohan sir's son.
39:53Mohan sir was there.
39:55He introduced me to him.
39:59Ravi was quiet then.
40:01I'm still quiet.
40:03I'm still quiet.
40:05He was so tense after the wedding.
40:07He was so tense after the wedding.
40:09He's not Jeyam Ravi now.
40:11He's Ravi Mohan now.
40:13Jeyam movies are natural.
40:17We were just talking
40:19about a good film.
40:21about a good film.
40:23The director was a very good director. His name was Teja.
40:27So, at that time, we were having a conversation while he was doing films like Noovan, Uday Kiran and Gopichan.
40:37But till now, I think it's been 23 years.
40:41Don't put marks on me.
40:43In 2003, it's been 20 years.
40:47So, for 20 years, Ravi has been the same friend and same guy.
40:51After that, I met Arya and all that stuff.
40:55I met Arya in the same year.
40:58That's why there was a little confusion.
41:00Yes, that's why there was a little confusion.
41:01Okay. So, coming to you.
41:04Your first ever Indian film.
41:06And what made you act in Indian films?
41:10Ram Teja.
41:11Sorry, what's his name?
41:13Siddhiji sir's son's name is Ram.
41:16Ram Charan.
41:19Yes, much before that.
41:21I came to Mumbai to seek my fortune in the film industry about 17 years ago.
41:31I don't really want to mention my first film.
41:33What was your first film?
41:34No, I'm not saying my first film.
41:35Because I was doing whatever I could find at that point.
41:38I didn't have any... Nobody knew me or anything.
41:41So, I don't want to talk about it.
41:43But where I really cut my teeth in the entertainment industry
41:48was a TV show called Jhansi Kirani.
41:52It was on Zee TV.
41:54And I think people all over the country, even all over the world
41:58are still watching it, still familiar with it
42:00because it's been dubbed into every language.
42:02And it was an incredible experience.
42:05I was in about a hundred episodes.
42:06I played two of the negative characters.
42:09And we were twins.
42:12Oh, nice.
42:13I can't believe it.
42:16I can't believe it.
42:17So, I had scenes with myself, with everything.
42:20I had an amazing experience.
42:23And it was all in Hindi.
42:24They were all giving me my lines in Devanagari,
42:26like the day of the shoot, usually, like they do in TV.
42:29And I really learned fast and had to.
42:33And it was probably like a hundred, 150 episodes or so.
42:37So, that Jhansi Kirani was my...
42:41Yeah, that's where I feel it all really began for me.
42:45So, you got payment twice for playing twins?
42:49I'm going to call them, actually, and let them know about it.
42:55Will you represent me, please?
42:58You're a really strong representation.
43:02But coming to you, sir.
43:04This is your debut project in Tamil, produced by Nether.
43:07So, in the upcoming film, can we expect more films from you?
43:10Yeah, sure.
43:11Okay, then we're happy.
43:12I think the whole Tamil film fraternity is also very happy.
43:16Right now, not only Agathiya has got,
43:18he's got a lot of couple of other films also, like DD...
43:22Yeah, we just finalized DD next level.
43:25More films.
43:26More films.
43:28So, any film which is beyond 20 crores, sir, is there.
43:33That's a little too much.
43:35Sorry, sir.
43:3635 crores.
43:37That's a bigger joke.
43:41So, any film which is high budget, sir, is there.
43:45Okay, I think everyone's taking note.
43:47But honestly, I'm very happy for all of you.
43:50I'm very excited to watch this film.
43:52Seriously?
43:53If you ask me, yes, seriously.
43:56But genuinely, I had a really good time interviewing you guys.
43:59And wishing you all luck, success, and love for everything.