How long did it take for Azhaki to become a film from the time of its conception?
The seed for Azhakis idea was sown from a personal experience of mine, at a village temple festival. So a part of the story is very personal and the rest is my imagination. I wrote a short story based on my experience in 1986 but I could make a film only now. In fact, I got an offer to make a film based on the short story after it appeared in my collection in 1990. An industrialist got so enamoured by the story that he wanted me to make a film, but I was not ready. Without any experience, how could I make a film? If I had made the film then, when I was just 29, it would not have been half as effective. Now that you have made the film, are you satisfied with the final product? Oh, this is not my Azhaki at all. I will say 70 per cent of the film satisfies me. The producer was not in a position to take risks. I had to compromise so that there were some commercial elements in the film. The film that was released in the theatres is not my Azhaki. I have kept my Azhaki in a cassette for my o
