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Snehasallapam with Ranjith Sankar - 11/08/09 - Transcript updated in 1st page !
Finally our first celebrity chat begins. Ranjith Sankar is here with you to answer all your questions.....
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Originally Posted by Tony
My questions-
1. Did you leave your engineering career completely to enter into cinema field? What will be your advice if some engineers here want to join the field? Do they have to quit their job and completely concentrate on this?
2. Are you a believer or an athiest? Do you believe 'LUCK' is a valid factor in one person's film field entry and career after that?
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1.No I still work.Was on leave while making passenger.
Well its a decision an individual has to take.What did was I took a job which gave me a chance to be in kochi where most of malayalam cinema was happening,so that i can be in touch.
Past 5 years I tried to make sure I did something which took the project atleast one step forward.Forget days months and years passed without nothing happening.
When I get frustrated what I used to do was to give job interviews at some of the top MNCs.I made sure I cleared them everytime.Refusing those financially tempting offers somehow rejunanated my spirits everytime to take the dream forward.
2.I believe in destiny.And fortune favours the brave.
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Originally Posted by Saroj Kumar
1. Cinema mohangal(abhinayam, assistant direction etc)umaayi nadakkunna palarum ee foruthil undu. Avarkkaayi kazhiyunna enthenkilum sahayam cheyyaan thaankal thayyaraavumo?
2. Pala ideas/kathakal manassilundaayittum enthu kondu aadyathe padamaayi passengerine thiranjeduthu?
3. Cinemayile super thaara idapedalukale kurichu palarum paraathi paranju kettittundu? Ithu ethra maathram seriyaanu? Enthenkilum anubhavam? Dileep enna super tharam enganeyayirunnu?
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1.No.Its not professional to hire people for cinema just based on aquaintances..Those Who have real passion will find their own way.I will be happy to help such guys , in whatever ways i can.
2.It was not like chosing the best among the stories I had.I felt there was no meaning to my life if I did not make passenger at this point of time.That feeling was genuine and belive it reflected in the movie.I never thought about any other script for the past many years since passenger started to grow on me.
3.Dileep was fantastic.Very sensible,asks the right questions.I guess superstardom is a very responsible position.All these are very special guys to remain there.
Interference is not the right word.Its creative contribution and discussions.Its only healthy for cinema if done in the right spirit.
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Originally Posted by digambaran
Newcomersine maathram vechu kondoru cinema edukkan thayaarano?
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Defenitely,if there is a script I strongly feel like making which demands newcomers.
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Originally Posted by Parameswaran
1) Aadyam direct cheyyunna cinemayude kadhayum thirakkadhayum swanthamayi ezhuthanamenna aagrahamundayirunnathu kondano, atho mattullavarude kadhayum thirakkadhayum kettittu ishtappedathathu kondano thankal 'Passenger' enna cinema swanthamayi ezhuthiyathu?
2) Ini direct cheyyunna cinemakalkku swantham thirakkadha mathrame upayogikkukayullo?
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1.I am basically a writer.I became a director coz I realised cinema is a directors medium and I would need to direct if i wanna make the kind of movies I want.
2.I guess so.But u can never predict the future I dont know If i have the ability to direct someone elses script.
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Originally Posted by zooshtray
1)Innu Passenger kanumbol what are 2 things that you feel you should have done differently?...I am sure there might be more than 2 but the most important 2 points that you feel would have had an impact on the overall movie?
2) If you feel the need to cast a newcomer in any of the roles for your forthcoming movies, how do you go about doing it? This answer would really help aspiring people understand the process of approaching you.
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1.I guess it will take some more time to judge passenger like that for me.I am pretty happy when I see passenger right now.Probably I wud have done the animation better.
2.If its for a lead role,maybe a talent hunt.If its a small role,tell my production manager and associate
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Originally Posted by Pankajakshan
1. How did you get a chance to talk to Sreeni when u had Passenger's oneline done?
2. As a writer what were the scenes which Sreeni put forward if at all he had made any interference as a writer.
3. How much support do you promise for the cine aspirers here?
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1.Lal jose introduced me to him.
2.Sreenivasan is a true genius,a master film maker.Discussing this script with him in itself was a great learning experience.If Ihave to say a scene,the police chase in the 2nd half was his suggestion to make it more racy.
3.Already answerd.
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Originally Posted by Binoy
My Questions
1) Do you think that our young actors are not getting utilised well by today's film-makers ?
2) What is your message for the aspiring film-makers before coming into this field from your experiences?
3) Tell us more about your family...
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1.Its ont a question of utilisation.You cant make a film to make sure that a great talent is underutilised.U need a subject and character that inspires u to cast someone.I see a change this year,i think we are gonna see more and more young movies in the future.
2.Have true passion.If its fake u will fail.
3.My wife smitha is an It professional.2 kids tara in UKG and tarun 1.5 yrs old.
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Originally Posted by double chankan
1. A movie like passenger which thinks in a different track than malayalam cinema has been thinking so far is truly a risk for a producer. It can click, it can bomb. But there are fairly safe routes also which a director-producer-actor combo normally takes.
What/who gave you the courage to take the riskier route.
2.Are you satisfied with the BO performance of Passenger. If not, did you feel at any point of time that you should have settled for a more safer approach than radical thinking?
3.Passenger and A wednesday shares a common theme to a large extent. I know that you were ready with your script way b4 Wednesday happened.
However did the similarity worry you?
Have you watched A Wednesday?
Did it bring about any changes in your script knowingly/unknowingly?
4. We have directors like Roshan Andrews who wait endlessly for their dream project to materiaise. They are not worried about the time which they lose at the peak of their career.
Do you think that is a 100% right approach?. For eg, u made passenger in 2009. If you come out with the next in 2011 or late 2010, dont you feel that you lose out the milaege created by your first work?.
5. How has life changed in the industry after passenger? Have people who treated you silly before started to listen to you? Please share under conditions of anonymity.
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1.My mind.I felt there was nothing more important in my life.The dream was to make it,wudnt have mattered how it fared actually.Even if I made it and kept in my bedroom i wud have been happy.But i strongly felt there was no point movig along without making it.Of coz my family was a grt support when i decided to produce it initially.I guess i got a producer since I showed that confidence.
2.Not completely,but i am pretty happy about it.Its been a dream debut with all the appreciation and media recognition for a total stranger and rank newcomer like me.As i said before I never tried to make a SAFE movie,juz a movie I wanna see as an audience.
3.I watched wednesday.I found no similarity to passenger .Dint even think about it hence then.Premchand of mathrubhumi described it malayaeess wednesday
4.There is no 100% right approach.U cant make a movie to capitalise on a previous success in quick time I guess.It never works for me.
I am ready with my new script.If I fix a lead an actor I am ready to shoot anytime from Jan.Lets see how it works out.
5.No changes.I go to office everyday,do my job and come back like all of u guys.Just that my phone got real busy.I dont remember anyone treating me silly before.Maybe coz I never felt am that important to be treated seriously.
I feel a bit responsible now as I can just churn out a movie if i decide to.There are people ready to invest,believing in u.
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Originally Posted by navarannan
1.As a newcomer, director/scriptwriter did a malayalam movie discussion forum like FK/SS help you in any way? If yes to what extent?
2.For Passenger how was it working with Sreenivasan? How much support did you get from him to make Passenger come true?
3.As far as I know you are a Btech graduate who worked as a Software Professional in NeST for many years. You used to write short stories and you had that passion for movies but didn't have the technical knowledge to direct a movie. How did you achieve this?
4.Do you have a Godfather in cinema? What/Who motivated you to become a film maker?
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1.I cant recollect any specific incident,but i like hanging around here.
2.Great support.He stood by me completely.I guess everyone believed in me since he believed in me.
3.I decided to learn direction for reasons said above.Mammutty and lal jose helped me to watch their shootings from close.I used net as well.
4.No.I always wanted to be a filmmaker.Always..since I can remember
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Originally Posted by munshi02
As a debutant director, how comfortable were you with the actors on the shooting of passenger? Did you ever feel anyone interfering or not listening on your directional commands?
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I juz answered that munshi.I became comfortable with them as days progressed.There was no commanding.I juz told them initially what I had in mind for the characters.They were such grt actors to make thomas chako,driver nair etc 200% better than i expected.
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Originally Posted by saji
(1) We have great actors. IMO we have to give them the roles that will challenge their ability. DO you agree? are you planning to do so? Is it better/easier to get the already proven performance from them?
(2) Newcomers are out there who can lead this industry if given a chance. whould you like to look for some new talented faces and introduce them to be the next generation actors, music directors, song writers etc..
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1.Just answered that.You cant create a role jus to challenge an actor.First there has to be a subject,then characters and actors who suits them.The greatest challenge for an actor for me is to be that character and not the reverse.
2.U cant actually plan such things or deliberately set out to do such things.It just happens.
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Originally Posted by Neelan
PFC ...
Do you think we need have a separate division in filim industry which deals with business side of things giving you more freedom to capture your ideas , or in other words the whole budget/finance things do they affect the creativity of a director and put you guys under pressure esp in these days !
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No neelan.It has to go hand in hand.It has to be creativity + business.That makes a good commercial film maker for me.
Yes I feel we need separate professional marketing guys who can work with a film maker thruout.
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Originally Posted by Dr Sunny
first of all congrats on your recent hit. Let me ask you this.
In your opinion who can bring malayalam cinema's golden days back... and how..?
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There is no point in bringing back golden days.We need to create new days which the coming generations can describe similarly.
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Originally Posted by Fontu
PFyodu ente question..(vere arelum chodicho ennariyilla..)
Whats the difference between scripitng only/direction only/script and direction..?
pala famous film makersum paranjittundu randum ore aal thanne cheythal concieve cheyyan eluppam ayirikkum ennu..but nammude commercial filmsinte directors like IV Sasi,Shaji Kailas,Lal Jose onum script cheyyarillallo..athu pole T Damodaran,John Paaul..ivaroonum direct cheyyan poyittumilla..
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One is direction only and other is script+direction
It can work both ways.Its a decision of a writer whether he wants to direct.
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Originally Posted by kuttoos
pick your favorite
1. actor
2. actress
3. director
4. music director
5. scriptwriter
(jeevichirikkunavar)
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1.Jagathy
2.cant immediately think of any..no favorites i guess
3.K G George
4.AR Rahman
5.K G George
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Originally Posted by double chankan
interesting choices renjith bhai....
Why KG George
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K G George is the greatest film maker malayalam cinema has seen according to me.Simple as that.
The primary responsibility of a filmmaker is to reflect the time and age a story is being told for me.Yavanika is a documentation of the drama era of kerala of 80s,adaminte variyellu,erakal,lekhayude maranam.mela..all movies he made at his prime reflected that.
For me that is the grreatest plus of passenger.Its a movie that cannot be made yesterday or tomorrow.Its a movie of today.
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Originally Posted by RockY
cant u keep a code or something on the films and it should be displayed on the screen,
ee code ella theatrelum different arikkanam.... if a pirated copy is released, it will be easy to identify the theatre from which it was made and that theatre should be penalised for that.
The same theory is not applicable if the print is made from the lab itself 
I think someone else also shared similar idea before..
IMO , this can be tried.
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I think its already being done.Piracy is a global threat and there actually is no solution to it.The only solution is to exploe your market completely in quick time for me.
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Originally Posted by DINODAZZLIN
hi renjith, 2 questions for u..the first one has been a hot topic in tony's Passenger thread...
Q1: I feel today's audience deserves the kind of cinema it gets, i.e., the Annan Thambis n Hellos go on to become huge hits, n films lyk Thirakkadha/ Bhramaram turn out to be flop/average @ Kerala BO. Prithviraj in his recent interview stated "even if we make a subramaniapuram or mozhi here, today's audience will not help it succeed." were the bitter experiences of Thirakkadha n Thalappavu that prompted Prithvi to say like that or was it the realization that his own pucca commercial venture Puthiya Mukham had a better run than these 2 films? Even here, there have been counter arguments from members like Pankajakshan that if there are gud films, audience will accept it. As an industry insider, do u share Prithvi's views or do u feel that gud cinema can always succed big like crass commercial ventures @ the BO?
Q2: On a lighter note, my wife is a gud singer n wishes to b a playback singer...if we approach u for an opportunity, will u give us a fair listen?
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1.I think a film maker needs to be careful about the budget while attempting different commercial movies.Its can be a risk if its made at the same budget of a pakka commercial movie.But u never know,thats the magic of cinema
2.U dint watch passenger i guess,it has no songs..seriously I dont understand music that much to judge.U shud approach music direcrtors.
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Originally Posted by Sootran
Qn 1: what according to you is a Good film ?. Please give some examples and mention some films which are not good , but overrated accoriding to you ?
Qn 2: ningale influence cheyta directors/ film makers? why ? passenger cheytappol ningalude style of work ethenkilum famous filmmakerude workumayi samyam tonniyo ?
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1.A film which gives me satisfaction as a viewer.Shawshank redemption is my all time favorite.Whenever i am down even the thot of that movie kicks me up.
Ore kadal,Nizhalkuthu.
2.I havent watched many of the clasics still.Even those i watched i somehow fail to pick up directors names.So i am not aware of most of the masters.
Its a movie that influences me,not a filmmaker.In that sense all the grt movies I have seen and its makers had an impact.
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Originally Posted by Bean
Q1. Do you think Malayalam films will follow the path of Marathi, Oriya, Bengali ..?, after 5 years, into oblivion..
Q2 . Which era do you think was the best in Malayalam industry (commercial movies)..?
such as 70s, early 80s , late 80s and early 90s , late 90s or post 2000.
Q3. Is there any chance of getting , at least close to that golder era , in near future.. and, if not why..?
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1.No.I think the industry will flourish.
2.Early 90s for since we had some real good movies then and that was the time I was gettign really fascinated to cinema.
3.already answered.
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Originally Posted by Malayalee
1 When did you first realize that you are a good writer.. first incident of recognition ?
2 What was the first reaction of your family/relatives when they heard that your are going to direct a film?
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1.Winning prizes for short story/poetry at school.
They were shocked and surprised..They never knew I wanted to direct.
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Originally Posted by Mr.Cool
1. Have you ever thought of making a movie from a literary work? If the answer is yes, which book?
2. What is your view/opinion on Anurag Kashyap's movies?
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1. NO
2.I liked Dev D
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Originally Posted by lalistheonlySuperStar
MY QUESTION.
Oral adyamayi oru thirakkatha ezhuthan theerumanikkunnu (me ),
engane anu thirakkadha ezhuthendathu, athava athinte basic enthanu can u explain? athayathu nammal oru scriptumayi oru actore, allegil oru
directore poyi kandu nammude script vayikkumbol, ingane alla script ezhuthunna reethi ennu avar parayaruthu... so..
oru actore/ directore poyi kandu parayan engane anu script ezhuthendathu.....? |
Juz write what u wanna see on screen..simple as that!
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Originally Posted by El Mariachi
Enikkum chila questions undu...
1. When do you conclude that a SPARK is worth pursuing and go ahead to create a full fledged script?
2. If I ask you to select one single scene as the best written scene, any movie any language, what would be your pick?
3. If you were to remake Passenger again what changes would you make?
4. How do you evaluate critisizm?? Is there any critisism that you agreed wrt Passenger?
5. What can we expect from you in the future?
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1.Normally if something strikes me I make the first draft of the oneline in a day or 2.I usually scribble in english in PC.Then the actual work begins,refining it.
2.Very difficult.I like a movie as a whole.Most of the times if i like a movie i like most things about it
3.Make the animation better hypothetically.I dont believe in remakes.One shud make a movie only if he has something new to say for me.It need not be always new movies for the audience,but it shud be for him,while making it.
4.Mostly reviewers have been kind on passenger.Some points they pointed out were genuine.
5.More movies..hopefully
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