The Writing of Por Thozhil | Vignesh Raja | Alfred Prakash| Sudhir Srinivasan | Sarath Kumar | Ashok

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In this interaction with Sudhir Srinivasan, filmmaker-writer Vignesh Raja and writer Alfred Prakash talk about their writing successful debut, #PorThozhil, casting #Sarathkumar, building a world, a possibility of a sequel and more.

CHAPTERS:

00:00-01:30 Introduction
01:30-03:34 What's your reaction to the overwhelming reception?
03:35-04:49 What was particularly surprising?
04:50-06:24 Did naysayers affect your creative process?
06:25-08:18 What drew you towards thrillers?
08:19-09:49 How was your experience watching the film with audience?
09:50-12:50 Idea behind casting Sarathkumar
12:51-16:02 How useful were the inputs from real cops?
16:03-18:50 Localizing a western genre
18:51-20:17 Portrayal of cops on screen
20:18-22:45 Capturing real moments
22:46-24:08 Limited screen time of Nikhila Vimal's Veena
24:09-26:35 Backstory of Prakash
26:36-29:30 The setup and payoff technique in screenplay
29:31-31:00 The deleted scenes
31:01-35:40 Exploring the psyche of a killer
35:41-37:57 Usage of sound in the film
37:58-40:03 Depicting bald, heavy people as antagonists
40:04-43:03 The idea behind using suggestive BGM
43:05-48:50 Writing process of the duo.
48:51-51:08 Handling of violence by the police
51:09-52:27 Influences from The Batman
52:28-53:51 Advice for upcoming filmmakers and screenwriters
53:52-55:50 How did you keep yourself motivated throughout the process?
55:53-57:53 Possibilities of a sequel

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