IG brings Ramesh Arvinds Tell All Inteview about Uttama Villain

Many eyebrows were raised when actor Ramesh Arvind was chosen to direct Kamal Haasan’s grand spectacle ‘Uttama Villain’, but few know that Ramesh is already an established director in Kannada with five films to his credit and has also directed Kamal Haasan in his debut as director in “Rama Shama Bhama”.

KB and K. Viswanath

The portions involving K Balachander eventhough his character is Margadarsi it is auto biographical story of the real life of Kamal and KB.  K Vishwanath is an intelligent actor and will bring his own to a scene that will make it even better.

The Theme of Uttama Villain

Ramesh Arvind revealed that ‘Uttama Villain’ is about the feelings of a Superstar and it also carries the 

message not to judge someone by appearances.  The superstar may be a Uttaman or a Villain.

About his Artistes

Kamal Haasan takes care of the family drama with Manoranjan and dances, jokes and gives a variety of entertainment as Uttaman.Speaking about Urvashi Ramesh Arvind calls her a scream as she has performed the scenes with such ease  as if the lights, camera and dialogues do not exist and it is pure spontaneity from her. The director says that one of her scenes in a hospital is a text book in acting and every aspiring heroine should compulsoraily watch that scene.

Parvathi Menon plays Kamal Haasan’s daughter and Ramesh Arvind challenges that the meeting between father and daughter will figure in the best 100 scenes of Tamil Cinema.Pooja Kumar takes  care of the glamour quotient of the film and she appears in both the contemperory and the 8th century portions. Nasser plays an 8th century King and by his body language has rewritten the way a King will behave and will be a treat to watch.

His Technicians

Ramesh calls Gibran a wizard of music and such a difficult movie to create music as only Illayaraja could have done it but Gibran has done full justice.  Two are three songs actually tell the story and moves it forward. Camera Man Shamdat paints with light and Vijay Shankar the editor understands the pacing of the film and has cut scenes to the rhythm of the story.

Closing Shots

The film is a complete family entertainer and the clean U certificate justifies that. 'Uttama Villain' will rank among Kamal’s best like ‘Nayagan’, Pushpak, Moondram Pirai and Devar Magan.  Ramesh Arvind is also keen on starting his next film as director which may have Sivakarthikeyan or Simbu in the lead.

What is Uttama Villain for Ramesh Arvind?

Uttama Villain audio launch was a star studded event. Kamal ensured the event was not in the usual format and spiced it up with many interesting elements. What less can we expect from a movie with Kamal, Nasser, Urvashi, Jayaram, Andreah, Parvathi, Pooja Kumar, director K Viswanath and late K Balachander? To see the list is itself so maginificent, how was it to shape it up as a movie for the director? He calls Uttama villain as UV, the movie. Read below to know what is Uttama Villain for Ramesh Arvind.

"I feel I have directed 2 films in one film. On one hand there's a 21st century tale of a reigning superstar, on other hand is a 8th century tale of a folk artist. One is a social drama about human relationships,other is a musical comedy in folk pattern. What connects the 2 threads is the common theme of both sectors - a universal truth about life ."

"Beyond the words on page, every good script has a soul . It's the director's job to understand that soul and bring it on screen in best way possible using all the talents of his team"

"The director is the first viewer of the film..He has to decide if the shot taken is the right one which deserves to be seen by the audience or a better take is needed"

"It was a huge responsibility.In a single shot there would be K.Balachander with 100 movies to his credit, K.Viswanath with 80 films under his belt, Urvasi with 500, Jayram with 400, Nasser with 300 and Kamal hassan with 200. So a single frame in Uttamvillain has 1500 films' experience behind it.! To direct such an army of talent was an honour and privilege."

"Kamalhassan is a director's delight. His belief in my abilities is heartening." I have admired Lingusamy as a director in films like 'Run'. Now I admire him as a producer too for allowing us the creative space to make the film exactly as we started out to." "My special thanks to Tamil and Kannada film industry for making me what I am."

"Gibran's music will be a cinematic experience of a new kind when you watch it with visuals of the film.Lyrics by SubbuArumugam, Viveka and Kamal hassan will be a treat for lovers of the language Tamil."

"We miss KB sir on this day.The first film of both Kamal Hassan and I were with him as the director and his last film was with us and me directing for first time in Tamil. It is strange how life works!The greatest tribute we can pay to KB sir is to make wonderful films like he did, to love cinema like he did, to nurture talent like he did. He is frozen in celluloid for ever talking ,walking and crying in UttamaVillain."

"I owe a ton of thanks to my extraordinary cast members and efficient technical crew. UttamaVillain is a film I will be proud of , lifelong."