Dear All, Thanks to Aravind AM for the Mp3. ( But there were some portions that were missed out in the Mp3 ). . The full transcript of what Dir Kalaprabhu spoke is as follows ( Only very relevant matters regarding Sakkarakatti and ARR are briefed here )
Q :- How did you become a Director ? Ans :- Its a very tough question. Right from my childhood, I have been having a lot of interest towards Film making, Graphics and Music. I can paint to an extent. I tried my hand in graphics and music with the help of my friend , and then came back to Filming, and I think I have done something in that. Q :- What did you learn in Music ? Composing, or Singing ? KP :- No No. Not so big like those. I have listened to a lot of songs, and after that formed my own tunes, written lyrics for them. I started singing right from class III. Q :- Your father was a big producer, and how was it to be with him ? Kp :- He was a big producer only outwardly. When he comes home, he used to be very simple. we didnt lead a cinema life. I have seen almost all films produced by my father I like them, but its not like I like them, because its produced by my father... Films like Kandukondein Kandukondein, Kaakha Kaakha, Punnagai Poove. Q :- How did you come to make this film " Sakkarakatti " ? I narrated the story to my father. He listened to it till the first half. He hd confidence in me, and said that I would surely do a good job. He said to his associate to make preparations for the film to be produced. I dont talk much at homeI live in a seperate world altogether. I did a short film for 10 minutes. I narrated my story to my friend in Mumbai, who encouraged me a lot to develope it well, and take it into a film. The encouragement he gave, and the money that my father gave paved way for Sakkarakatti. The short film that I did was about how a child should be nurtured. The theme of that short film was that, " If a son doesnt cry, when his parents expire, that means that the parents dont have a place for themselves in heaven ". Sakkarakatti is a very sweet type of a love story. A boy sees a girl, the boy wont get the girl. and a boy will get the girl... You would have seen 1000 films with the same story, but this one would be different. There would be something different in this. The treatment of this would be completely new to Tamil Cinema. My favourite song in the film is " Elay". That song appears to be like an early morning song, which inducts freshness. The lyrics has aso come very superbly. .When I went to Rahman Sir and told that I would write lyrics, he saw me from top to bottom. I didnt show my lyrics to him, as I didnt want to take the risk, being it my own film. Q; During one of your interviews somewhere else, you were stating that you are a great fan of Rahman, and once when I was talking with Rahman, asking him, when the music is going to be released, he said, " Why do you want to know the date like ?. I have been doing it with so much of love.". Then, I started thinking, " Oh. Then he must be really enjoying it, and should be in great vibe with the Director. Otherwise, he wouldnt take such special care.". So, How was it working with Rahman ? KP :- It was a very jolly moment. The time spent would not be known at all. If we go in the afternoon, we would retire only in the early morning. We would be in a different world altogether. If we are near Sir, we get a feel that we are in a different world altogether. whenever we meet some one, there would be an artificial smile in us all the time. But wth Rahman Sir, it would neither be present in him, nor with us, when we meet him. I can be termed as a Rahman devotee, more than a rahman fan. I have been in penance, and Sir has given me six boons, and they are not merely six songs. He gave it to me, for me to survive and live . After hearing each song, it was like taking us to a different world. The song would have picurisation in accordance with the audio. So, before discussing with the dance master, I heard the song so many times (atleast 100 times ) to make it look as special as possible on screen. Q :- How did you get this concept of doing a song, " Taxi Taxi " ? KP :- Its a climax song in the film. Always wanted a climax song to be peppy, so that the audience can be led towards the climax later. Sir, never compromises on the lyrics. For the Elay song, we started in the afternoon, and ended it next day ( lyrics ) . Na. Muthukumar had taken lot of pains in writing the lyrics for the song, " Taxi". The Taxi song took three days for writing it . While composing it, I said Sir, that the song would be picturised in such a fashion as in the Hindi Film Taxi 9211. Sir liked the concept, and it was he who fixed the words Taxi for the song. Blazee has also written a lot of lyrics for the song. The songs have been shot in Madras, bangalore, Tiruchy, Sothuparai Dam etc . I want the audience to feel, that the Director has conveyed some message, without any flaws, and this is my desire . There is a lot of detailing in the film. There would be areason behind every scene. There would be a growth in the story of the film. Each scene would have a difference. I believe that the film would be a fresh one not only for Tamil Cinema, but also for the Indian Cinema in total. -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
