Director
Sumanth
Radhakrishnan's
forthcoming
Tamil
philanthropical
thriller
Sadhuram
2,
a
crowd-funded
film,
has
been
made
by
making
use
of
the
contribution
of
fans
of
James
Wan's
Saw
franchise.
The
film,
which
releases
in
cinemas
on
Friday,
is
inspired
by
American
psychological
thriller
Saw.
"It
was
really
difficult
to
get
the
film
made
because
nobody
believed
in
it.
Nobody
in
India
could
watch
'Saw'
on
the
big
screen,
so
when
some
fans
of
the
movie
heard
about
my
film;
they
came
forward
to
support
it," Sumanth
told
IANS.
Nearly
30
people
contributed
to
the
making
of
the
film.
While
admitting
that
the
movie
is
based
on
Saw,
Sumanth
clarified
it's
not
a
frame-to-frame
rip-off.
"We
have
given
credit
to
the
original.
My
music
director
Girish
met
someone
from
the
team
of
'Saw'
long
back
and
authorisation
was
given
to
make
the
film.
We
haven't
made
anything
as
gory
as
'Saw',
because
frankly
you
can't,
given
our
censorship
rules," he
said.
"Even
though
we've
followed
the
same
template
used
in
'Saw',
we've
managed
to
tone
down
everything.
People
who
loved
'Saw'
and
films
that
fall
in
the
same
league
will
love
ours
too.
We've
made
an
honest
film," he
added.
When
asked
why
the
film
is
being
promoted
as
a
"philanthropical"
thriller,
he
explained,
"It's
because
it
has
social
consciousness
elements
attached
to
it.
It
belongs
to
a
completely
new
genre
and
we're
eager
to
know
how
audiences
react
to
it."
The
film
stars
Yog
Japee,
Kaushik,
Riaz
and
Sanam
Shetty.
"We
are
releasing
the
film
as
'Sadhuram
2'
because
it
has
an
ambiguous
beginning
and
ambiguous
end,
but
it
won't
be
confusing.
Hence,
we
decided
to
go
with
this
title," he
said.