Maanagaram will showcase Chennai in a different light: Director
Chennai
Mar 06, 2017
Director Lokesh Kanagaraj says his forthcoming Tamil urban
thriller 'Maanagaram', set against the backdrop of Chennai, will showcase
the city in a different light.
Starring Sundeep Kishan, Sri and Regina Cassandra, the film
will release on Friday.
Talking about the film, Lokesh told IANS: 'It's a story
about metropolitan dreams in the lives of a few characters. A lot of people
from different walks of life come to a metropolitan with dreams, but when reality
strikes them they realize life isn't easy.'
He said the film will showcase Chennai in a different light.
'It was a challenge to showcase Chennai differently. So
many films over the years have captured the city in different lights. We had
to still show something different.
'We scouted about 300 locations and out of which zeroed
in a few locations that haven't been explored so far,' he said, adding
the film was shot across several real locations in the city.
Lokesh is confident the film's hyperlink narrative style will
stand out.
'More than the story, it's the sequence of events that
audience will find very engaging. We have used the hyperlink narrative style
which connects one story to another and finally weaves together all the sub-plots
to make a very engaging screenplay,' he added.
Talking about his cast, he said the script was written with
Sri in mind.
'He was my first choice. I met Sundeep through a friend
and he really liked the script. In fact, he was even ready to produce the film
but it couldn't happen immediately as he busy with other commitments. Meanwhile,
I met producer S.R. Prabhu who liked my script and came on board,' he said.
Chennai
Mar 06, 2017
Director Lokesh Kanagaraj says his forthcoming Tamil urban
thriller 'Maanagaram', set against the backdrop of Chennai, will showcase
the city in a different light.
Starring Sundeep Kishan, Sri and Regina Cassandra, the film
will release on Friday.
Talking about the film, Lokesh told IANS: 'It's a story
about metropolitan dreams in the lives of a few characters. A lot of people
from different walks of life come to a metropolitan with dreams, but when reality
strikes them they realize life isn't easy.'
He said the film will showcase Chennai in a different light.
'It was a challenge to showcase Chennai differently. So
many films over the years have captured the city in different lights. We had
to still show something different.
'We scouted about 300 locations and out of which zeroed
in a few locations that haven't been explored so far,' he said, adding
the film was shot across several real locations in the city.
Lokesh is confident the film's hyperlink narrative style will
stand out.
'More than the story, it's the sequence of events that
audience will find very engaging. We have used the hyperlink narrative style
which connects one story to another and finally weaves together all the sub-plots
to make a very engaging screenplay,' he added.
Talking about his cast, he said the script was written with
Sri in mind.
'He was my first choice. I met Sundeep through a friend
and he really liked the script. In fact, he was even ready to produce the film
but it couldn't happen immediately as he busy with other commitments. Meanwhile,
I met producer S.R. Prabhu who liked my script and came on board,' he said.
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