The Story of Rocky | Arun Matheswaran interview | Sudhir Srinivasan

In this spoiler-filled interview with Sudhir Srinivasan, director #ArunMatheswaran talks about his debut film, #Rocky, its unflinching portrayal of violence, the film's philosophy, visual choices, and his film with #Dhanush. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - The hype surrounding Rocky 01:26 - How Saani Kayadham happened 03:26 - Enhancing plot with treatment 08:25 - The pacing of Rocky 09:25 - Arun Matheswaran's cinematic vision 14:12 - Visual inspirations 16:22 - Avoiding compromises and scripting process 18:41 - Philosophy of Rocky 21:46 - Surreal imagery of Rocky 23:48 - The reason behind the long walking shots 27:37 - Realism and the long take 30:23 - 'Kaalam oru drohi' and time as theme 35:19 - Using the landscape and visuals to enhance the story 41:01 - Portrayal of violence 46:22 - Conceiving the interval action sequence 49:29 - The climactic showdown and resemblance to Kaithi 51:25 - Best response to Rocky 54:42 - How did the Dhanush project happen? 56:55 - What to expect from the Dhanush project? 59:24 - Arun Matheswaran's aspirations 01:01:535 - Closing Follow us on Facebook:   / xpresscinema   Twitter:   / xpresscinema   Instagram:   / xpresscinema   For more film news, interviews and reviews, go to: http://www.cinemaexpress.com Cinema Express is a wing of The New Indian Express, and gives you the latest in the world of cinema, with special emphasis on South India, and particular distaste for gossip. The New Indian Express is published by Express Publications (Madurai) Limited from 25 centres in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Odisha. The company also publishes the Tamil daily, Dinamani, Cinema Express (Tamil), Malayalam Varika (Malayalam), Sakhi (Kannada), and Sunday Standard from New Delhi.