Once audiences are settled into the World of Ayya

“Once audiences are settled into the ‘World of Ayya’, they will start travelling along” – Editor R Govindaraj  

While every actor and technician of Vijay Sethupathi starrer ‘Seethakaathi’ is soaked in their own emotions, Editor R Govindaraj has few words to share on his part as well. 

“When I was narrated with the story of Seethakaathi, I could feel the experience of watching an ‘Emotional Humour Drama’. Well, I had certain assumptions that editing a film of such genre will be a pretty usual one, where abrupt cuts and transitions wouldn’t be prevalent. But, I was completely surprised to see my beliefs proved wrong when I had the film on editing table. There are few scenes, which completely banked on ‘Editing’. Be those slow motions to convey emotions or the fast cuts to evoke humour in shooting backdrops, it demanded for an efficient process. More than all, letting ‘Ayya’ travel throughout the film was the topmost priority not alone for me, but to every technical department, which had kept everyone focused,” says Editor R Govindaraj. 

On speaking about the film’s running length, he says, “Every film has its own momentum and Seethakaathi is a film that has lots of moments that will somehow get deep. I cannot reveal more on such instances as it would be a spoilsport. Yes, there is some surprise elements in the film with emotions and humour blended. Once audiences are settled into the ‘World of Ayya’, they will start travelling along.” 

Seethakaathi is produced by Passion Studios and is directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan. Scheduled for worldwide release on December 20, the film has an ensemble star-cast including Vijay Sethupathi, Mouli, Archana, Sunil, Rajkumar, Bhagavathi Perumal, Mahendran and few more prominent actors. Govind Vasantha of ‘96’ fame is composing music for this film and cinematography is handled by Saraskanth TK.

Actor Vaibhav's Elder Brother Sunil Debuts as Baddie

Actor Vaibhav's Elder Brother Sunil Debuts as Baddie 

in Vijay Sethupathi's Seethakaathi

Undoubtedly, Vijay Sethupathi’s Seethakaathi has managed to bring everyone into its world.  Thanks to the makers for offering a deep insight about the film as they unveil the queue of characters essayed by colossal performers. With the film scheduled for a worldwide release on December 20, it’s exhilarating to see an unheralded actor stepping into the shoes of antagonist for this classic drama flick laced with humour and emotions. Yes, it’s actor Vaibhav’s elder brother Sunil, who will be seen playing the baddie out here in this film, but with a phenomenal sketch of his character. 

“In fact, the pursuit of finding a befittingly perfect actor for this role turned to be a huge challenge on my part of casting. It’s incisively because of the character’s nature indeed. While penning the script, we had a clear vision that the antagonist’s role shouldn’t be a shop-soiled and should have freshness. It is a character that wouldn’t gain your aversion of get you irked, but instead will keep you charmed up with smile. As far as the appearance is concerned, it should have a plump look and so we went ahead with some unusual choices. 

We in fact discussed  certain popular names in the industry too.Nonetheless, their busy schedules kept them away from taking it up although they really loved it. On an unexpected turn, I happened to meet actor Vaibhav’s elder brother Sunil at a birthday bash and instantly found my antagonist. He was pretty nervous and was completely reluctant to take up the auditions. But, he gave a try and eventually got into the shoes of his role followed by short-term acting course. I am sure,  audience will take back home not just the celebrated Seethakaathi (Vijay Sethupathi), but this humorous antagonist, whose character will be on par with Bags’ role in Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom,” says filmmaker Balaji Tharaneetharan. 

Seethakaathi is produced by Passion Studios, which has already got us fascinated for the overpowering looks of Vijay Sethupathi. Of course, the first single track by Govind Vasantha has acclaimed the realms of Seethakaathi enduing us more impact.