Peranbu, the Tamil film directed by Ram got many accolades from a packed audience during its Indian premiere at IFFI yesterday. Elaborating on the genesis of his movie, Ram said that the story is about a spastic child and the parenting issues associated with her.
"The screening of Perambu at IFFI was a very thrilling experience. I find that the Indian audience is very mature and celebrates film as an art. Their level of understanding of films and film art is far ahead compared to the European or Chinese audience”, he said.
The director also recollected an incident from his personal life when he met with the parent of a differently abled child. A question raised by that parent “Nature has created everyone differently but treats everyone equally; how cruel is it?”- formed the baseline of this touching emotional movie, he further added. Replying to a question on the selection of complicated themes, Ram said that he likes to create movies that challenge him.
[International Film Festival of India - Goa - Event covered by Behindwoods' accredited Senior freelance writer KV Vasudevan]