'Kirumi' director Anucharan speaks
Debut director Anucharan’s Kirumi is all set release on September 24. Interestingly, Kirumi will be the first Tamil film to be premiered at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.
Anucharan is basically a mechanical engineer but right from his school days he had a passion for cinema. Later, he worked as a designer in an IT company in Chennai, which he says he really loved as much as cinema.
When Anucharan wanted to pursue a course to connect his interest for design and cinema, he chose animation and went to Australia for higher studies.
“I completed my course within a year, and got an opportunity to work in Australia for five years. During that time, I made couple of short films which eventually introduced me to ‘Kaaka Muttai’ director, Manikandan” , said Anucharan.
“Manikandan and I used to chat over internet and I was supposed to edit Kaaka Muttai but it didnt work out”, added Anucharan. Apparently in addition to directing the project, Anucharan has also edited Kirumi.
It was Manikandan, who introduced Anucharan to GV Prakash Kumar, the producer of the debut film of Kirumi’s hero, Kathir.
“Together GV Prakash and Kathir heard the narration of the film and soon they accepted it”, explains Anucharan on how he got the chance to direct Kirumi.
Asked him why he named the film as Kirumi? The director says “Kirumi (germ) is having a tendency to kill its host, which is one of the basic characterizations of the movie”. Talking about Kathir, the protagonist of the film, Anucharan says “It was very comfortable working with him because he was not exposed to cinema and hence I molded him the way I wanted”.
In Kirumi, the protagonist gets a chance to befriend cops and what he does after that forms the crux of the story.
Talking about Escape Artists’ Madan’s involvement, Anucharan says “When we finished the film, I had screened it to various distributors for business negotiations. During the screening, Madan sir was impressed with the movie and the next day, he saw it once again with his distributor friends and till now, he has seen the movie for four times”.
“After Madan sir’s involvement, the business and reach of the film have improved a lot. Special thanks to him”, said Anucharan.
Apparently, veteran character artist, Charlie will be seen playing an important role in Kirumi. “If anyone asks me to name my favorite actors, I would say character artists and not the stars. An artist like Janagaraj has helped to move Nayagan at a swift space and Charlie is one such actor but sadly he took a long break”, said the director.
“Charlie sir’s character will be a crucial one and I hope, audience would love it”, says Anucharan. Talking about Kirumi’s premiere at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, the director says “I never wanted to make feature film for festival audience but now the film has got selected and I’m extremely happy”.
Interestingly, Kaaka Muttai director Manikandan has co-written Kirumi. “Mani is a good friend of mine and I’m sure the realistic treatment of Kaaka Muttai would be there in Kirumi as well. Hoping that audiences would extend similar support”, signs off Anu Charan.