What if one person takes charge of more than 70 departments required to make a film and completes the entire process without a single assistant? That extraordinary experiment has taken shape as ONE MAN, directed and created by Sankagiri Rajkumar, and the film is set to hit theatres worldwide on August 21.
Rajkumar has reportedly handled over 70 different filmmaking responsibilities by himself, from the beginning of the production to its completion. At a time when each department in a film typically involves several technicians and assistants, the scale of his one-man effort has generated considerable curiosity.
But ONE MAN is not being positioned merely as an experimental or festival-oriented film. The film promises a full-fledged action experience, featuring a helicopter chase, a train collision sequence, a car chase filmed in the US and a dramatic sequence in which five people escape after jumping into a massive waterfall.
Those who attended special screenings have reportedly praised the film not only for its unusual production process but also for its story, screenplay and visual presentation. The narrative is said to maintain suspense and curiosity, constantly leaving viewers wondering what will happen next.
Interestingly, Rajkumar plays every character in the film. Despite the same actor appearing throughout, viewers are said to perceive the characters as distinct individuals, with their own conflicts and motivations.
Adding another unusual layer to the project, Rajkumar has also documented on a separate camera how he shot every scene of the film, offering a behind-the-scenes record of the mammoth one-man filmmaking process.
Rajkumar says he hopes audiences will celebrate the achievement not merely as a feat by an individual filmmaker, but as an achievement by a Tamil filmmaker who attempted something few, if anyone, have attempted before.
ONE MAN is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on August 21.