Naan Sigappu Manithan, Vishal's Most Challenging Film: Director
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Director
Thiru
says
his
film
Naan
Sigappu
Manithan
talks
about
narcolepsy,
a
neurological
sleep
disorder,
and
Vishal
Krishna
had
to
work
very
hard
to
play
the
guy
suffering
from
the
problem
because
there
was
no
reference
point
to
get
the
body
language
right.
"It's
a
concept
that
hasn't
been
used
in
films
so
far.
Playing
a
character
with
such
disorder
was
not
easy
and
Vishal
worked
extremely
hard
for
it.
I
feel
it's
his
most
challenging
role
because
for
Vishal's
character
we
didn't
have
any
reference," Thiru
told
IANS.
"Since
there
were
no
films
made
on
the
concept,
we
only
had
to
rely
on
documentaries
and
books
for
research.
The
biggest
challenge
was
getting
the
body
language
of
someone,
who
suffers
from
the
rare
disorder
to
perfection.
Vishal
and
I
watched
several
real
videos
on
YouTube
to
get
it
right,"
he
said.
The
film's
teaser
was
released
on
Wednesday
and
the
director
wants
to
create
a
buzz
about
the
disorder
through
it.
"Through
the
teaser
we
didn't
want
to
promote
the
film,
but
the
concept
shown
in
the
film.
Not
many
know
about
narcolepsy
and
we
wanted
to
create
awareness
about
it.
Therefore,
the
teaser
was
about
the
introduction
of
this
rare
disorder,"
said
Thiru
"The
teaser
was
made
in
such
a
way
that
it
piques
the
curiosity
of
the
audience.
If
you
see
the
teaser,
we
start
by
showing
the
symptoms
of
the
disorder
followed
by
a
medical
explanation.
We
also
have
a
scene
directing
to
the
Google
search
page
of
Narcolepsy."
"We
included
the
Google
search
page
scene
to
persuade
audience
to
try
it
too.
I'm
sure
after
watching
it
many
would
have
googled
about
the
disorder
and
that
by
itself
is
an
achievement
for
us,"
he
added.
Also
starring
Lakshmi
Menon,
Iniya,
Jagan
and
Saranya
Ponvannan
in
the
lead
roles,
Naan
Sigappu
Manithan
is
jointly
produced
by
Disney
UTV
and
Vishal
Film
Factory.
The
film
is
slated
for
release
on
April
11.
Thiru,
who
worked
with
Vishal
in
Theeratha
Vilayattu
Pillai
and
Samar,
says
he
didn't
write
Naan
Sigappu
Manithan
for
the
actor.
"I
didn't
write
the
film
for
Vishal.
When
I
came
across
the
disorder,
I
was
intrigued
to
include
it
in
a
script.
When
I
shared
the
idea
with
Vishal,
he
couldn't
believe
that
such
a
disorder
exists.
He
googled
about
it
and
eventually
agreed
to
do
it,"
he
said.
Besides
research,
Thiru
also
consulted
doctors
to
know
more
about
the
disorder.
"What
fascinated
me
was
that
there
are
levels
associated
with
narcolepsy.
A
person
suffering
from
the
disorder
will
fall
asleep
at
the
snap
of
a
finger
while
experiencing
extreme
emotions.
It
could
be
happiness,
fear
and
so
on.
We
needed
an
expert
to
help
us
understand
all
this,"
he
said.
"Not
only
did
we
consult
neurosurgeons,
but
we
also
had
a
few
on
sets
while
shooting.
I
think
it
was
a
great
learning
process
for
me,"
Thiru
added.