He has made eight short films so far and most of them have won international awards. As you wish won accolades at the Lower East side film festival in New York while Br(a)illiant won the 'Exile Award' at the London Vimbam Film Festival.

He was also selected as Mania TV's 'Featured Film Maker' twice and his short film Stinking cigar was selected as the 'Featured Film.'

Now, the talented filmmaker is ready with his first feature film Achamundu! Achamundu!. Though the film is in Tamil, it is made in the US with the technical crew from Hollywood. The film is said to be the first Indian film to have used the Red Camera.

Other than Prasanna and Sneha, John Shea, an Emmy-award winning artist also plays a major role in the film.

The filmmaker spoke to Shobha Warrier when he was in Chennai for the post production work of Achamundu! Achamundu!.

Let me first ask you about the title of your film. Are you inspired by Subramanya Bharati's famous words Achamillai Achamillai which means 'no fear'?

That is exactly why I decided to have such a title. I am a big fan of Bharatiyar. My mother is a Tamil teacher and she was the person who took me close to Bharatiyar. I made a short film in Tamil that was titled Thaniyoru Manithanukku which is also a Bharatiyar kavithai (poem). When I decided to make a thriller, I wanted a title that would convey an anticipation of fear.

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