When I read the story of Comrade Duch of Combodia who was held responsible for more than 16k executions, I was literally tongue-tied. For next few days, I kept thinking about it. On day four, when I had a fair idea, I shared it with Arun. That moment, Itaanu Uttaram came into existence. A story that carried a snippet about Comrade Duch and his Pastor.
Presenting a movie is perhaps the most difficult part and our biggest handicap was lack of resources and money, sometimes the former, sometimes the latter and sometimes both. After lot of brain storming, I decided to take a cue from Ranjith's Paleri Manikyam's first half where Mammootty narrates the story of Manikyam. I decided to have a presenter/narrator who connects the dots and completes the picture for viewer. It was a little risk I decided to take. From quick reviews I got, I feel we didn't screw this up.
I like to drop little hints as dedications. Like Ram holding a mug with Casablanca poster, use of Beethoven's classics in scenes of violence and pain hinting a dedication to A Clockwork Orange and few others. It’s a little tricky thing because most of the viewers might not pick these hints but then we would have a few who will understand the motive and would appreciate it.
Itaanu Uttaram is perhaps the best work of art... better than any story I wrote or any blog post or anything else. But I hope, this won't hold good for long. I will improve.
Love…
Sujoy
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