It's
raining
praises
for
Karthik
Subbaraj.
The
director's
latest
outing
Mahaan
is
in
all
sense
a
gem
of
a
movie.
The
scripting,
implementation,
treatment
and
narration,
to
be
precise,
all
the
writing
and
helming
aspects
have
been
laid
out
to
a
fare-thee-well.
Point
to
be
noted
that
this
is
not
your
conventional
film,
where
the
'whole'
focus
is
on
the
main
lead,
the
character's
rise
and
fall,
successful/failed
relationships,
and
so
on.
It
might
take
a
lot
of
time
to
even
simp
over
Vikram
and
Dhruv's
characters
Mahaan
and
Dada
respectively,
as
their
energies
are
high
and
out
of
reach.
Maahan
has
much
more
to
bequeath
and
trust
us
it
is
mad,
mad
energy
written
all
over.
Also
marking
the
maiden
collaboration
of
Kollywood's
stylish
father-son
duo
Vikram
and
Dhruv
Vikram
in
full-fledged
roles,
the
film
is
all
about
the
'spirit'
that
is
passed
on
from
one
person
to
another
and
finally
to
the
audience.
In
an
exclusive
tête-à-tête
with
Filmibeat,
the
writer-director
of
Mahaan,
Karthik
Subbaraj
talks
to
us
about
the
film,
his
experience
working
with
Vikram
and
Dhruv,
and
much
more.
Excerpts
from
the
brief
conversation
Mahaan
marks
Dhruv
and
Vikram's
maiden
project
together
in
full-fledged
roles.
Considering
the
same,
was
there
any
pressure
of
highlighting
them
separately?
Also,
did
you
implement
any
plan
of
action
to
make
sure
that
their
characters
don't
overshadow
each
other?
Nothing
specific
was
done
after
scripting
because
the
story
itself
was
about
a
father
and
son.
They
both
were
equally
spaced,
they
had
their
scope
to
perform
and
that's
the
reason
why
they
(Vikram
and
Dhruv)
liked
the
script
and
finally
came
on
board.
So
nothing
specific
was
done
to
showcase
something
or
highlight
any
part
because
I
think
the
script
already
had
everything.
Your
films
are
known
for
their
mad
energy.
Even
Mahaan's
trailer
speaks
for
itself
and
screams
loud
and
clear
that
it
is
a
Karthik
Subbaraj
directorial.
What
do
you
think
makes
Mahaan
different
from
your
previous
projects?
Script-wise,
the
story
itself
was
something
new
for
me
to
write.
If
you
divide
the
film
into
the
first
half
and
second
half,
in
the
former
part
there
is
a
big
journey.
Every
character
goes
through
their
respective
twenty
years
of
journey.
It
also
shows
the
liquor
industry's
growth
and
how
a
man
takes
up
the
business
and
becomes
a
billionaire
and
what
sort
of
problems
he
faces,
how
he
changes
his
lifestyle,
and
all
that.
And
the
second
half
of
the
film
is
completely
drama
and
action-driven
and
things
happen
in
a
short
span
of
time,
like
in
three
or
four
days.
So
to
show
their
growth
and
life
in
20
years
was
something
new
for
me.
I
haven't
done
that
before.
It
was
more
exciting
to
write
and
also
challenging
to
gradually
show
how
the
characters
change.
The
film
starts
in
1996
and
you
meet
Mahaan
and
Satyavvaan,
who
are
not
the
same
people
after
20
years.
They
have
changed,
both
emotionally
and
character-wise.
So
that
was
an
exciting
part
to
write.
What
was
the
experience
like
to
work
with
Dhruv
and
Vikram?
Chiyaan
Vikram
is
a
great
actor.
One
of
India's
best
actors
and
I
always
wanted
to
work
with
him.
He
is
a
great
performer
and
I
am
glad
that
I
could
do
Mahaan
with
him.
The
character
had
a
lot
of
scope
for
him
to
perform.
It
goes
through
a
lot
of
things
and
emotions.
It
keeps
on
changing
from
the
beginning
till
the
end.
So
it
was
great
to
see
how
an
actor
like
Vikram
sir
is
taking
it
up
and
yeah
it
was
very
exciting
for
us
to
watch
him
perform
the
character.
It
was
a
great
experience.
And
for
Dhruv,
it
is
his
second
film,
but
he
is
a
very
good
actor
and
is
very
passionate.
He
has
that
energy
level
which
is
high
and
he
is
always
in
the
character.
He
puts
a
lot
of
thought
into
his
character.
So
to
work
with
such
actors
is
a
great
thing
that
can
happen
to
a
filmmaker
and
I
enjoyed
every
moment
of
it.
What
was
your
biggest
takeaway
from
the
film?
Actually,
when
I
finished
writing,
I
felt
the
challenge
for
me
would
be
to
convey
the
emotions
to
the
audiences,
whether
I
would
be
able
to
do
it
because
it
had
a
lot
of
performance-driven
characters
and
the
scenes
should
connect
to
the
audiences
and
subsequently
they
should
feel
the
emotional
connection
to
it.
So
it
was
kind
of
a
challenge.
The
biggest
takeaway
for
me
was
how
good
actors
can
change
your
perception
of
your
script
and
bring
something
really
new
to
it.
Can
you
tell
us
about
your
upcoming
projects?
Actually
right
now
I
haven't
decided
on
what
would
be
my
next.
Because
I
was
completely
into
Mahaan.
So
far
I
was
waiting
for
Mahaan's
release.
I
think
I
will
start
planning
for
my
next
very
soon.