Nithilan Saminathan interview with Sudhir Srinivasan | Maharaja | Vijay Sethupathi | Spoiler Alert

In this interview with #SudhirSrinivasan, director #NithilanSaminathan discusses #Maharaja, his creative choices for the film, his reference for the characterisation of the protagonist, what it's like working with actors #VijaySethupathi and #AnuragKashyap and editor Philomin Raj, and more Edited by: Pradeep Kumar 00:00 to 01:38 - Introduction 01:39 to 04:56 - The ironic aspects of the Nithilan cinematic universe 04:57 to 06:51 - On the portrayal of the law enforcement system in the film 06:52 to 12:29 - Nithilan gets candid about the critical feedback on the film 12:30 to 15:53 - On the comparisons between Maharaja and some other films, specifically Oldboy and Iratta 15:54 to 32:44 - On working with Vijay Sethupathi and Anurag Kashyap and their characters in the film 32:45 to 41:21 - Walking the tightrope between cinematic treatment, social responsibility, and political correctness 41:22 to 55:06 - About the scripting, editing, and directorial choices for Maharaja 55:07 to 60:22 - On choosing Vairamuthu to pen the lyrics for the film 60:23 to 62:00 - About the action sequences in the film 62:01 to 65:31 - Final thoughts #CinemaExpress 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.