How different is Ayan going to be from Kana Kandein?
There is a lot of difference between the two films. Kana Kandein was basically between three people, played by Prithviraj, Srikanth and Gopika. It was a low budget film with new young artists. I made the film in Rs two crore and 40 lakh though the budget I got was two-fifty. It was sold for Rs 4 crore. I also made the film within the stipulated time. Because it was made on that budget, it made a profit. It broke the myth that cinematographers-turned-directors concentrate more on visuals and less on stories. My stress was on the story and screenplay. Compared to Kana Kandein, Ayan is a big budget film. You can’t make films that reach both an NRI and a rickshaw puller. A script like Kana Kandein catered only to the educated section of the people whereas the script of Ayan will reach a wider audience. It is more commercial too. When Subha and I sat down to write the script, we decided that however commercial the film was going to be, there should be logic in the story.
