Filmmaker Maran’s Pachai Vilakku that won many international awards besides a good review when released last year, is releasing in OTT for Deepavali.
Remember the movie talked about several important issues in a not-so-preachy manner.
Maran about the film, said, ‘Love and journey that defy donât last. That is what we tried to tell through our film. I did two short films, which included one on road safety. I got some great response for it and decided to make a feature film out of it. Pachai Vilakku focused on traffic wardens. They work part-time with the police department and do road safety awareness, too. The film touched upon the Pollachi incident, too.’
The film had Maran in the lead role, along with Imman Annachi, Manobala, Mahesh, Thara and Dheesha.
The movie won awards in various film fests including those held in Bhutan, Italy and London, and was acclaimed for conveying a strong message.
Says Maran, the movie would be out this Deepavali in OTTMOVIE besides www.ottmovie.in.
Road safety awareness is an important issue and there are many deaths due to accidents. The issue was highlighted in one of the Mann Ki Batt show by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking about the OTT platform, he says, ‘It is in line with Make in India as envisaged by our Prime Minister’.
Producer Dr C Manimekalai said they are emboldened to come out with more quality movies now.