Director Vishnu Varadhan on ‘Nesippaya’, returning to Tamil cinema and writing a contemporary love story
The Hindu
Director Vishnu Varadhan talks about his upcoming film ‘Nesippaya’, starring Aditi Shankar and Akash Murali, working with his long-time collaborator Yuvan Shankar Raja, nailing the aesthetics of the film, not being boxed within a genre and more
After making a stellar debut in Bollywood with Shershaah (2021), filmmaker Vishnu Varadhan is back on his home turf. With his last Tamil outing Yatchan coming out in 2015, his upcoming film Nesippaya will mark his return to Tamil cinema after a decade. “Yenge suthi ponalum, inge dhaan thirumba varuven (no matter where I go, I always come back here). This is my base,” says Vishnu Varadhan whose Hindi film got several accolades including a National Award. “We never expected that. The reason I did Shershaah was to do something more exciting. I was planning another film and Shershaah came in between. Despite people saying it’s been a while, I don’t find a difference as I was busy with multiple things. But I was waiting to return and do something in Tamil. I’m glad it happened with Nesippaya.”
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Nesippaya is scheduled to hit theatres on January 12, 2025
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