The Story of Rocky | Arun Matheswaran interview | Sudhir Srinivasan

In this spoiler-filled interview with Sudhir Srinivasan, director #ArunMatheswaran talks about his debut film, #Rocky, its unflinching portrayal of violence, the film's philosophy, visual choices, and his film with #Dhanush.

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:30 - The hype surrounding Rocky
01:26 - How Saani Kayadham happened
03:26 - Enhancing plot with treatment
08:25 - The pacing of Rocky
09:25 - Arun Matheswaran's cinematic vision
14:12 - Visual inspirations
16:22 - Avoiding compromises and scripting process
18:41 - Philosophy of Rocky
21:46 - Surreal imagery of Rocky
23:48 - The reason behind the long walking shots
27:37 - Realism and the long take
30:23 - 'Kaalam oru drohi' and time as theme
35:19 - Using the landscape and visuals to enhance the story
41:01 - Portrayal of violence
46:22 - Conceiving the interval action sequence
49:29 - The climactic showdown and resemblance to Kaithi
51:25 - Best response to Rocky
54:42 - How did the Dhanush project happen?
56:55 - What to expect from the Dhanush project?
59:24 - Arun Matheswaran's aspirations
01:01:535 - Closing

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