The
formidable
team
-
Vikram,
Anushka
Shetty,
AL
Vijay
and
UTV
-
had
earlier
delivered
a
superhit
film
Deiva
Thirumagal.
Now,
they
are
back
with
Thaandavam,
which
is
an
action-romantic
film.
The
director
of
the
film
spoke
to
Oneindia
about
the
movie,
Vikram,
human
echolocation
and
more.
Here
are
the
excerpts
from
the
interview:
Tell
us
about
Thaandavam
Thaandavam
is
an
action-love
story.
We
have
tried
different
things
in
the
movie.
It
is
different
from
all
my
earlier
films
where
the
protagonist
plays
the
role
of
a
blind.
I
am
happy
with
the
output
and
I
am
waiting
for
the
audience
response.
The
idea
of
human
echolocation...
Nirav
Shah
gave
the
idea
of
echolocation
and
directed
us
to
Daniel
Kish,
who
is
an
expert
in
human
echolocation
and
President
of
World
Access
for
the
Blind.
Kish
gave
inputs
about
echolocation
before
starting
the
project
and
also
trained
Vikram.
He
has
also
acted
in
a
special
role
in
Thaandavam.
However,
the
main
reason
for
choosing
echolocation
as
a
part
of
the
subject
is
to
give
realistic
touch
to
the
film.
We
want
to
make
the
character
believable,
which
will
easily
connect
with
the
audience.
What
made
you
choose
Vikram
for
the
lead
role?
Is
it
the
good
chemistry
that
worked
for
both
of
you
in
Deiva
Thirumagal
or
you
felt
that
the
character
fits
him?
We
share
a
great
rapport.
Actually,
the
subject
of
police
office
and
blind
impressed
Vikram.
As
he
was
also
very
happy
with
the
script,
things
fell
into
place
quickly
and
the
movie
hit
the
floors.
Working
with
Vikram
in
your
back-to-back
films...
Vikram
sir
is
an
amazing
actor
and
one
of
the
best
actors
in
India.
Every
director
dreams
to
work
with
him.
I'm
really
happy
to
have
worked
with
him
again.
He
has
once
again
given
his
best
to
me.
The
amount
of
hard
work
that
he
has
put
in
to
the
character
will
be
visible
to
the
audience.
I'm
sure
that
his
performances
in
Thaandavam
will
win
him
a
lot
of
laurels.
Tell
us
about
your
leading
ladies
Anushska
Shetty
and
Amy
Jackson.
Anushka
is
undoubtedly
a
great
actress.
It
is
a
fantastic
experience
to
be
working
with
her
in
back-to-back
films
and
we
share
a
good
comfort
level
too.
Coming
back
to
Thaandavam,
the
whole
film
revolves
around
her
and
she
has
done
a
wonderful
job
in
the
film.
Madrasapattinam
was
Amy
Jackson's
first
film.
It
was
her
initial
footsteps
in
acting.
But
now
she
is
matured
and
has
developed
every
quality
of
a
professional
actress.
Your
movie
has
bagged
'U'
certificate
once
again.
Are
you
making
it
deliberately
or
is
it
happening
by
chance?
Nothing
intentional,
but
I
love
to
make
movies,
which
are
watched
by
all
sections
of
people.
I
target
family
audience.
So
there
is
no
place
for
vulgar
dialogues
or
overdose
of
violence.
So,
I
believe
my
films
have
been
getting
clean
'U'
certificate.
What's
next
after
Thaandavam?
My
next
movie
is
with
Ilayathalapathy
Vijay.