Now, people book tickets only if reviews are good: Mariyappan Chinna

Immortal will have lots of visual effects,” begins Mariyappan Chinna, who is making his directorial debut with Immortal , a fantasy thriller headlined by GV Prakash Kumar and Kayadu Lohar . “GV sir plays a simple middleclass boy in the film, and the twists and turns in his life will be the film’s main focus,” he reveals.Talking about the first-look poster of the film, which created buzz for showing GV Prakash and Kayadu in a bathtub, the director says, “It wasn’t put out with the intent of creating a controversy. The poster is purely script oriented,” he explains.‘‘EVEN BEFORE DRAGON , 50 PER CENT OF KAYADU’S PORTIONS WERE SHOT’The filmmaker reveals that he had approached Kayadu for Immortal after seeing her performance in the Malayalam film Pathonpatham Noottandu (2022). “Even before Dragon , 50 per cent of her portions in the film were shot. But since we had to do a lot of visual effects, Dragon was released first. The character demanded someone who has Mariyappan Chinna Mariyappan Chinna powerful eyes, and that’s why we went with Kayadu,” he shares.‘‘EARLIER, VISUAL EFFECTS WERE DONE IN A SHORT TIME & ON A LOW BUDGET’’The director, who previously worked as a visual effects supervisor, shares that it’s only now that visual effects are gaining more prominence in Tamil cinema. “Earlier, the entire movie was shot, and there was no budget when they went on to do the visual effects. So, we did the visual effects in a short time and on a low budget, which affected its quality.”