In the first part of our discussion on 'Lover', host Adithya Muthukumar sits down with Yuvaraj Ganesan, the producer of 'Lover' and 'Good Night', to delve deep into the intricacies of the production process, the importance of small films reaching the right audiences, what aspiring filmmakers should do while pitching their films, the complexities of dealing with the Tamil film market, the impact of streaming and OTT, the reception surrounding 'Lover' and many more things cinema in this insightful conversation. Enjoy!

Lover

Written and Directed by Prabhuram Vyas

Produced by Yuvaraj Ganesan, Magesh Raj Pasilian, Nazerath Pasilian

Music by Sean Roldan

Cinematography by Shreyaas Krishna

Editing by Bharath Vikraman

Starring Manikandan, Sri Gouri Priya, Kanna Ravi, Harish Kumar, Geetha Kailasam, Harini, Saravanan and others

Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar

Music used in this episode:

Thaensudare and Ezhutha Kadhaiyo [From 'Lover (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'] - Composed by Sean Roldan - Think Music India

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In this spoiler-filled, almost three-hour session, host Adithya Muthukumar dives deep into Lokesh Kanagaraj's fifth film 'Leo' with co-host Sabarish Sankaran, film journalist Harshini S V, Kollywood assistant directors Eric Pavel and Deepak Rhaj, and cinephiles Dathatreya Mahesh, Abishek, Arjun and Vidhush. Listen to them talk about dramatic writing, dialogue framing, the issues in the second half, Thalapathy Vijay's astounding performance, ways to fix the movie, Kollywood's long-standing second-half problem, the concept of star vehicles as 'Scream Generating Machines', the correct way to do technical gimmicks in a film, the prospect of the Lokesh Cinematic Universe, and more in this jam-packed conversation. Enjoy!

Leo

Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj

Produced by Seven Screen Studio

Music by Anirudh Ravichander

Cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa

Editing by Philomin Raj

Starring Thalapathy Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, Trisha, George Maryan, Arjun, Gautam Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Madonna Sebastian, Mathew Thomas and others

Running in theatres around you

Music used in this episode:

Ordinary Person (From 'Leo') and Badass - Leo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Composed by Anirudh Ravichander for Leo - Sony Music India

Image used in cover art: 'Leo' logo conceived by Gopi Prasanna

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In this roundtable, current short filmmakers and aspiring directors Muthu, Shriviyas, Eashwar, Deepak, Chella, Ashik, Ganae, and Sai dive deep into the short filmmaking process and their journeys toward becoming filmmakers. We talk in detail about how we come up with ideas, screenwriting, cast and crew hunting, practical difficulties that arise on set, co-writing, the hesitance of sharing our stories with others, how we direct, the post-production process, film distribution and how we deal with criticism in this very in-depth session which should be a must-listen for anyone even remotely interested in movie making and entering Kollywood.

Featuring:

Adithya Muthukumar - @muthuwu on Instagram and Twitter - Short films: https://www.youtube.com/@filmfanaticlot4216

Shriviyas - @shri_viyas on Instagram - Short films: https://www.youtube.com/@AdoptedSuperhero

Eashwar - @eashwar.gopalakrishnan on Instagram - Short films: https://www.youtube.com/@gkentertainment9353/videos; Telefilm: https://www.youtube.com/@VijaySethupathiproductions

Deepak - @deepakrhaj on Instagram - Short films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73cDwfpvKXA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEKHw7XMktQ&t=10s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E78-V97w3d4

Chella - @netflix_and_chella on Instagram

Ashik - @ashik.dilip on Instagram

Ganae - @Ganae_Ramesh on Twitter - Short films: https://www.youtube.com/@ganaeramesh439

Sai - @saiii_17 on Instagram - Short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-F-Hgj64sI

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