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- Pa. Ranjith Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Sarpatta Parambarai | Arya | Pasupathy | Deep Focus
#PaRanjith talks in detail about the craft of #SarpattaParambarai, takes us through his process of making the film. Sharing some exclusive insights into the characters, challenges while writing the film and more .
1 hr 34 min - Mahesh Narayanan Interview | Malik | Deep Focus | Fahadh Faasil | Baradwaj Rangan | Joju | Nimisha
#MaheshNarayanan, the editor and director of the recent Amazon Prime movie #Malik, takes us through his process of making the film. Sharing some exclusive insights into various scenes, challenges while writing the film and more. #FahadhFaasil
1 hr 16 min - Leena Manimekalai Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Deep Focus | Maadathy
Director #LeenaManimekalai talks to Baradwaj Rangan about her recent OTT release #Maadathy, the research that went into the film about a community that is the "Dalits among the Dalits", how sexual violence is normalised, why she wanted to show male nudity and wanted to have raw and natural languages that were spoken among the community.
48 min - Karthik Subbaraj Interview With Subs | Deep Focus | Jagame Thandhiram | Baradwaj Rangan | Dhanush
#KarthikSubbaraj talks in detail about the world of #JagameThandhiram. He talks about the cuts he had to make, the criticism about the film, heroism, and how #Dhanush reacted to playing a largely negative character. #SanthoshNarayanan #AishwaryaLekshmi
1 hr 18 min - Director Rohith VS Interview | Kala | Deep Focus | Tovino Thomas | Lal | Baradwaj Rangan
#Kala director#RohithVS takes us through his process of making the film and also sharing his insights into various scenes. He also explains his specific choices in the areas of cinematography, sound design and colour.
1 hr 18 min - Arun Prabu Purushothaman Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Vaazhl | Sivakarthikeyan | Deep Focus
Director #ArunPrabuPurushothaman talks to Baradwaj Rangan about his recent movie #Vaazhl, his experiences while making the film, why #Sivakarthikeyan was not able to understand his narration and more.
58 min - Selvaraghavan Interview | Deep Focus: The Philosophies Of Nenjam Marappathillai | SJ Suryah | Yuvan
In this episode of #DeepFocus Baradwaj Rangan talks to Director #Selvaraghavan on the philosophy behind the Horror Film #NenjamMarappathillai Starring #SJSuryah #Regina #Nanditha #yuvanshankarraja
37 min - Jeethu Joseph Interview With Baradawaj Rangan | Deep Focus : The Writing Of Drishyam 2 | Mohanlal
Director #JeethuJoseph talks about how he wrote the year's most anticipated sequel #Drishyam2, the character of #Mohanlal and others, and whether Georgekutty's movie will ever get made.
52 min - 2: The Fascinating 4DSRL Sound of 2.0 | Resul Pookutty Interview | Baradwaj RanganResul Pookutty explains the fascinating new technology he invented for 2.0, 4DSRL, and the effort that went in to creating a new dimension of sound.35 min
- 2: In Enai Noki Payum Thota, I've really pushed the use of voice-overs | Gautham Vasudev MenonGautham Vasudev Menon discusses the writing of Yennai Arindhaal, starring Ajith, and talks about his love for cop stories (including Kaakha Kaakha, starring Suriya, and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, starring Kamal Haasan). He says the three films -- the three characters -- are a continuum. He talks about how Ajith never asked him to tweak the script to make it more heroic. He reveals that Anushka's role wasn't originally something he wanted. He talks about why he opted out of Dasavatharam.
He talks about collaborating with Shridhar Raghavan and Thiagarajan Kumararaja, during the writing process. He talks about the Moondru Mugam influence. He talks about voiceovers. He talks about the dead wives/lovers in his films. He talks about his inability to write 'bad' fathers. He discusses his love for journeys (also in Vaaranam Aayiram). He talks about not going beyond the first draft. And he speaks about Harris Jayaraj, Thamarai, and the Unkannenna Venum Sollu song.43 min
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Writers, directors and producers take us through the process of writing, directing and making the film sharing some exclusive insights into various scenes and the reason behind making it in that way.
Baradwaj Rangan is a National Award-winning film critic. He has authored Conversations with Mani Ratnam and Dispatches From the Wall Corner. His long-form story on Vikram was featured in The Caravan Book of Profiles, as one of their “twelve definitive profiles.” He has written screenplays and works for theatre.