Kalyana Samayal Saadham is all about chaos of South Indian wedding
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Besides
being
creative,
passionate
and
extremely
committed,
filmmakers
should
master
the
art
of
observation,
feels
Tamil
director
RS
Prasanna.
He
says
his
observation
skills
helped
him
add
a
personal
touch
to
his
forthcoming
Kalyana
Samayal
Saadham,
which
encompasses
the
hullabaloo
over
Indian
weddings.
"You
may
have
different
sources
of
inspiration
for
a
project,
but
it
is
equally
important
that
you
give
it
a
personal
touch.
Observational
skill
comes
in
handy
to
help
someone
to
add
his
or
her
own
perspective," Prasanna
told
IANS.
He
says
it
helped
him
in
putting
together
upcoming
Tamil
romantic-comedy
Kalyana
Samayal
Saadham,
which
revolves
around
a
story
set
against
the
backdrop
of
a
big
fat
Indian
wedding.
"It's
a
modern
day
take
on
the
chaos
of
a
South
Indian
wedding.
Everything
that
I
have
observed
over
the
years
at
numerous
weddings,
including
mine,
I've
recreated
them
in
the
film.
From
trivial
things,
such
as
food
to
wedding
cards
to
decoration,
I've
covered
everything,"
he
added.
"I've
also
taken
inputs
wherever
required
from
my
wife
to
bring
in
a
woman's
perspective
to
the
story.
It's
very
important
that
one
knows
how
to
mix
these
perspective
to
give
weightage
to
the
context
of
the
film,"
he
said.
Queried
how
he
learned
the
art
of
observation,
he
said,
"Filmmakers
such
as
Steven
Spielberg
and
Woody
Allen
have
been
my
greatest
inspiration.
If
you
keenly
observe
their
films,
you
will
understand
the
different
perspective
they
bring
to
their
stories."
He
admits
his
film
is
more
or
less
a
Woody
Allen-take
on
Indian
Weddings.
Kalyana
Samayal
Saadham
Why
fascination
for
weddings?
"Since
Indian
films
are
preoccupied
with
love,
I
wanted
to
break
away
from
it.
Indian
weddings
are
once
in
a
lifetime
affair
and
events
surrounding
it
are
amusing
in
a
way.
More
importantly,
it's
the
clash
of
cultures
at
Indian
weddings
that
draws
all
attention,"
said
Prasanna.
Kalyana
Samayal
Saadham
The
film
features
Prasanna
Venkatesan
and
Lekha
Washington
in
the
lead.
Ninety-five
percent
of
the
film
is
complete
with
three
more
days
of
shoot
pending.
It
was
completely
shot
in
and
around
Chennai.
Kalyana
Samayal
Saadham
Prasanna's
challenge
was
to
be
responsible
towards
the
film's
business.
"As
a
team
it's
very
important
to
work
responsibly
towards
the
business
of
a
film."
Kalyana
Samayal
Saadham
"Our
biggest
challenge
was
to
shoot
within
tight
schedule
and
budget.
I
am
glad
I
didn't
exceed
even
a
single
day's
call
sheet,"
he
said.
Kalyana
Samayal
Saadham
Arun
Vaidyanathan
and
Ananth
Govindan
have
jointly
produced
the
film,
which
has
music
by
Arrora
and
cinematography
by
Krishnan
Vasant.