SD Manipaul Interview: I worked in a bar for three months to prepare for Saala
Debutant director Manipaul talks about his upcoming film Saala, his grass-roots-level research for the film, the issues plaguing non-stars in Tamil cinema, and more
After 19 years in the film industry, and after working on his debut film for four years, SD Manipaul is all set to release his upcoming action thriller, Saala. The director says he took the script to over 50 prospective production houses before People Media Factory agreed to produce the film. "I worked with director Prabhu Solomon as co-director for eight years. His films are largely devoid of action sequences, contrary to Saala." However, Manipaul says that the action in Saala is not just for mainstream appeal and will have a strong story-related reason behind them. "Every stunt sequence was written in full detail at the scripting stage," he says.
