Everybody knows his story and his relationship with his old friends. So, is it actually a challenge for you to make a film so akin to his life?
I can tell you one thing; this is a story that is quite different from the usual Rajnikanth film.
Have you stuck to the original storyline? Is Balan still a barber in your film?
Yes, I haven't made any changes in the story though I have made changes in the screenplay.
Was it done to meet the expectations of Rajnikanth's fans?
Deepavali comes but once a year and the release of a Rajni film is a Deepavali for his fans.
So, yes, I have a song for his fans. You will see how his fans will react to the song once the film is released. There is a place in the narrative where the whole unit comes to the village, so I thought, let me make a song then.
Is that the one celebrating 75 years of Tamil cinema?
Yes. It is about Tamil cinema and technicians. None of the films have shown anything about the technicians. We don't know how a coffee boy, a caddy, a light man or the dancer starts his work. There are a lot of people about whom you do not know anything about. I have given a lot of importance to them in the song.
I asked lyricist Vali to write about the technicians in the first charanam (stanza), and about cinema later. He has written a wonderful pallavi.
He writes that on location, there is no difference between Rajnikanth and a light boy; he mixes with the crew, and eats with them. Then the song goes on to describe the superstar, how simple he is and his humility. The lyrics describe him from the point of view of a fan.
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