Sunday, February 03, 2008

Vijay doppelganger in a period film


Jai who starred in Chennai – 28 and had an unmistakable resemblance to Vijay is up with his next venture Subramaniyapuram. According to director Sashikumar, erstwhile Assistant Director to Bala and Ameer, Subramanyapuram is a period film – if you call can a movie set in the backdrop of 1980s, that is. The story is set in Madurai and we have managed our best to get the feel of the Eighties”, says Sashi. He also states that people who watched the previews were impressed at the details that went into the making of movie – especially the intricacies of each frame.
Subramaniyapuram spins around friendship and love, but then “no cinema is stranger than life in itself” declares Sashi as a matter of fact. Jai’s lead lady is Swathi, who played Trisha’s sister in the Telugu hit Adavaari Maatalagu. “Although she hails from Andhra Pradesh, her features are very much Tamil”, vouches Sashi.