Director
Sai
Gokul
Ramnath,
who
is
awaiting
the
release
of
his
Tamil
family
entertainer
Vaaliba
Raja,
feels
that
comedy
films
should
cater
to
all
types
of
audiences
irrespective
of
demography.
"Comedy
in
our
films
is
usually
slapstick,
targeted
at
a
section
of
the
audience,
but
it
should
ideally
appeal
to
all
audiences.
If
a
family
consists
of
four
members...an
18-year
old
son,
24-year
old
daughter,
father
and
mother,
then
comedy
in
films
should
entertain
each
one
of
them," Sai
Gokul
told
IANS.
"Vaaliba
Raja
is
a
film
for
all
audiences.
I
believe
only
when
you're
able
to
make
everybody
in
a
family
laugh
for
a
particular
joke,
you've
made
a
successful
comedy
film.
You
can
make
an
adult
comedy
entertainer,
but
it
doesn't
appeal
to
family
audiences.
In
essence,
comedy
should
cater
to
all
audiences
even
in
B
and
C
centres,"
he
added.
Gearing
up
for
release
in
May,
the
film
features
Sethu,
Vishaka
Singh,
Nushrat
Bharucha
and
Santhanam
in
lead
roles.
Sethu,
who
was
last
seen
in
a
rural
role
in
Kannada
Laddu
Thinna
Aasiya,
underwent
a
makeover
for
Vaaliba
Raja.
"Unlike
his
last
film
where
he
was
seen
as
a
character
from
rural
backdrop,
Sethu
plays
an
urban
character
in
my
film.
I
have
portrayed
him
in
a
way
that
all
the
girls
will
like
him.
He
underwent
a
makeover
and
had
also
shed
about
10
kgs
for
his
role
in
a
span
of
month
and
a
half,"
Gokul
said.
"We
have
also
taken
a
lot
of
care
about
his
looks
in
the
film,
his
costumes
and
the
colour
of
his
outfits.
Even
for
Vishaka
and
Nushrat,
we
were
very
particular
about
their
costumes
because
we
wanted
it
to
reflect
the
urban
flavour
of
the
film,"
he
added.
What
is
the
secret
to
a
successful
comedy
film?
"When
you're
making
a
comedy
entertainer,
you
should
welcome
your
actors
to
do
what
they
want.
You
should
extract
the
best
from
them
by
allowing
them
to
internalise
the
story
in
such
a
way
that
it
should
also
make
them
laugh,"
he
said.
"But
you
should
also
know
where
to
draw
the
boundary.
You
shouldn't
let
them
do
your
work.
But
you
should
keep
them
in
their
comfort
zone
and
that
I
think
will
be
the
biggest
success
of
a
comedy
film,"
Gokul
added.