Producer
Dulquer Salmaan is a very happy man. Unlike many other producers who believe
they owe their team nothing after having paid their stipulated remunerations,
Dulquer has decided to share the Lokah profits with his cast
and crew.
Although
Dulquer doesn’t want to tomtom his generosity, a source from the team
informed this writer, “Dulquer was not able to pay any of the actors or
technicians their market price. They all worked at a token remuneration, or for
free, for the love of cinema and Dulquer, not necessarily in that order. Now it
is time for Dulquer to share the profits with the entire team. He is not doing
anyone a favour. He feels this is the way the business of cinema should work.”
At the
success meet, Dulquer addressed long-standing criticism about how mainstream
cinema often caters to the male gaze. Acknowledging this issue, he credits the
film’s screenwriter, actor Santhy Balachandran, for bringing an authentic
woman’s voice to the story. “Santhy, thank you for giving us a woman’s voice in
this film,” he said. “We’re often told our films are written and shot through
the male gaze. I don’t even want to use the word ‘female’ here… If there’s a
woman superhero or superstar today, and we’ve represented her right, all the
credit goes to Santhy B.”
Dulquer also
reflects on the scale of the film’s success, admitting it was unlike anything
he had experienced in his career so far. “We’re still trying to process what’s
happening. For us, Lokah always felt like a very intimate film
it almost came across like a big-budget indie. We had to bring Jakes Bejoy in
to make it more commercial,” he explained. “I’ve acted in over 40 films, but
I’ve never experienced this level of reception as a lead actor. Thank you to
all the audiences for accepting Lokah.”
Harshavardhan,
son of music composer Vidyasagar, is stepping into Tamil cinema as an actor.
He'll be launched by director Lingusamy, known for hits like Paiyaa.
This move has fans curious to see how Harshavardhan will shift from making
music to taking on the big screen.
Harshavardhan
joins ranks of Kollywood star kids
With this
debut, Harshavardhan joins the list of star kids in Kollywood, following names
like Vijay and Suriya.
He's already shown his musical talent with viral video songs and mash-ups of
his dad's work.
Now, all eyes are on how he'll make his mark as an actor under Lingusamy's
direction.
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