It is still a miracle as to how almost all imp scenes from 5volumes of the book were covered within 3.5hrs(with live orchestra)! Actors were brilliant & when Actor Pasupathi gave an entry as Karikaalan, claps thundered! Dialogues with wit, sarcasm, romance were brought as such as in book! Forts, Thiruvizha, secret meets, clash between Shiva & Vishnu followers, ocean crossing to Lanka, elephant ride all brought on stage!
The fight between ships at the dead of night on Indian ocean which couldn't b brought on stage but imp to the plot was told from the eyes of a survivor to the village people with part miming & that was the director's brilliance!
Previous stage performance was set for 7.5hrs in 1999 & Kamal Haasan after watching it fully had asked the team to cut short so that it would reach to all audience! It took 15yrs to edit the plot, to resurrect the hope that it could be done again, to search for younger acting talents, to redesign the set so that it covers all imp scenes & now its back! It may take 15more yrs to view it on silverscreen may b in a better motion capture technology!
The fight between ships at the dead of night on Indian ocean which couldn't b brought on stage but imp to the plot was told from the eyes of a survivor to the village people with part miming & that was the director's brilliance!
Previous stage performance was set for 7.5hrs in 1999 & Kamal Haasan after watching it fully had asked the team to cut short so that it would reach to all audience! It took 15yrs to edit the plot, to resurrect the hope that it could be done again, to search for younger acting talents, to redesign the set so that it covers all imp scenes & now its back! It may take 15more yrs to view it on silverscreen may b in a better motion capture technology!
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