Yes, I thought of Balu Mahendra and Mani Ratnam. Though Mani Sir has not done anything like what I did in this film, Balu Mahendra has touched upon this kind of subject before. I am very inspired by his work. Even the framing and photography are very Balu Mahendra style, very static.

Is it because the life of the protagonist is static that you decided to keep the camera static?

Exactly. Everything stands still for this guy at one point in his life. Somebody is sick at home and the wife is not making love, and everything stands still for him, so also the camera stands still. When someone else comes into his life, the camera stars moving a little. I hope people will notice the efforts we have put in.

In my earlier films, the camera was moving all the time. Vettayadu was an investigative film which involved a lot of camera work.

So, the film talks about an extra marital affair?

Yes, there is an extra marital affair in the film and I am fascinated by the subject.

But hasn’t the subject been portrayed several times before?

I can confidently say that it has not been depicted like the way I did. When you see the film, you will understand.

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