Director
Chimbu
Deven
says
the
biggest
advantage
of
making
fantasy
films
is
that
they
don't
have
a
language
barrier
and
can
easily
appeal
to
everybody
across
all
age
groups.
"With
great
visuals,
fantasy
films
can
appeal
to
everybody.
I
strongly
believe
that
language
is
never
a
barrier
when
it
comes
to
such
films.
Puli
is
not
just
for
Vijay
fans
but
it's
targeted
at
everybody,
from
kids
to
older
folks," Deven
told
IANS.
Puli,
which
features
Vijay,
Shruti
Haasan,
Sridevi
and
Hansika
Motwani
in
the
lead
roles,
is
tipped
to
be
a
high
budget
fantasy
drama
set
against
the
backdrop
of
an
ancient
kingdom.
The
film
releases
in
cinemas
on
Thursday
in
Telugu
and
Hindi
as
well.
Chimbu
Deven
wonders
why
fantasy
films
are
rarely
made
nowadays.
"Tamil
cinema
was
known
for
some
of
the
best
fantasy
films.
I
don't
understand
why
we've
stopped
making
them.
In
the
last
few
years,
Telugu
filmdom
explored
this
genre
quite
well.
I
hope
'Puli' gives
Tamil
filmmakers
the
confidence
to
make
more
such
films,"
he
said.
A
cartoonist
by
profession,
the
director
says
the
experience
helped
him
in
the
making
of
Puli.
"Even
before
I
wrote
the
script,
I
visualized
key
scenes
in
sketches.
This
helped
me
in
explaining
to
my
art
director
and
VFX
supervisor
what
exactly
I
was
looking
from
them.
It
made
all
our
work
much
easier,"
he
said.
On
working
with
Vijay
and
veteran
actress
Sridevi,
he
said
that
their
presence
hugely
benefited
the
movie.
"With
such
stars
on
board,
the
market
value
of
a
film
certainly
goes
up.
I
wrote
this
film
for
Vijay,
and
I
wouldn't
have
done
it
if
he
wasn't
interested.
When
I
narrated
the
script
to
Sridevi,
she
was
so
excited
that
she
immediately
wanted
to
be
part
of
the
project,"
he
added.