"PEOPLE ARE WANTING ME TO CHANGE THE TITLE, BECAUSE OF THE WAY GVM SAID..." - LOCKUP DIRECTOR

Speaking about the teaser and the responses pouring in for it to Behindwoods, the director SG Charles said that his guru Mohan Raja really liked the teaser and congratulated him on the film. "He was proud' said the director. Charles added that the whole cast was really happy seeing the teaser "Venkat Prabhu hugged and congratulated me" he said.

The teaser of the film had an interesting narration, backed by a very powerful and iconic voice of Gautham Menon. When questioned why GVM was approached for this particular voice-over, the director shared that firstly he is a huge fan of GVM. "I decided that the teaser had to have a voice-over and I wrote the script for it, but I needed a stylish and attractive voice which would create an impact when heard, and I couldn't think of anyone else" The director said that people asked him to keep the title as 'Kallam Karka' just because of the way it was said by GVM in the teaser. "Gautham sir loved the teaser and I'm very happy about it" stated Charles.

When inquired why Venkat Prabhu was chosen for the character instead of other regular actors, the director replied that he had been associated with Venkat Prabhu from Chennai 28 and that he has learned a lot from the Venkat Prabhu. "I couldn't work with him as an assistant director, but I promised him I would write and script which would have a special character for him" stated Charles. The LockUp director said that people have been seeing Venkat Prabhu as a jolly, outgoing person on and off-screen and that this film will throw an intense never before seen negative shade on him. "The audience will hate his character during the film, but people will praise his performance after the film," said the director.

Charles revealed that the name of Venkat Prabhu's character in the film is "S.I Moorthy" and that various actors approached him to pay this character after hearing about it. "But, I was clear that I wanted Venkat Prabhu to play it," said Charles.

The film is produced by Nitin Sathyaa under the banner Shvedh Group. The film features music by Arrol Coreli and has Santhanam Sekar handling the camera. The teaser of the film was released yesterday by actor Jayam Ravi in his Twitter handle.  After getting all this insight, it is mandatory to watch the teaser of the film once again, yes? Check it out, below:

"PEOPLE ARE WANTING ME TO CHANGE THE TITLE, BECAUSE OF THE WAY GVM SAID..." - LOCKUP DIRECTOR VIDEO