Adoor Gopalakrishnan Says He Makes Not Only Art Films  Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
The ace Malayalam director Adoor Gopalakrishnan refuses to accept that he only makes art films.
"I'm in the middle of a mainstream movie so it is wrong to say that I only make art films. This is an absolutely wrong statement," Adoor told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday after the preview of his movie "Oru Pennun Randu Annum".
This is the 11th film of this veteran director, which has four separate chapters, each of which is based on independent short stories written by master storyteller late Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai.
"The central theme about crime, which is narrated in different contexts and situations, progresses from one to the other and it is complete when one sees the last chapter. From the response that I have received, the story is just not relevant to Kerala, it has a universal appeal," said the 69-year-old.
Character artist and popular comedian Jagadeesh, who plays a lawyer in the film, was also present there. He said that Adoor is a perfectionist.
"The discipline that is there on Adoor's set is unimaginable and his greatness is that he never makes any adverse comments on one's acting style. He is a total perfectionist in all aspects of filmmaking," said Jagadeesh.
M.R. Gopakumar and Ravi Vallathol, who are playing important roles in the film, also said the director gives absolute freedom to his actors.
