Behindwoods recently had an exclusive chat session with National Award winning cinematographer Tirru, where the ace DoP, narrated his experience of working with Kamal Haasan in films like Hey Ram and Aalavandhan.
He shared the backstory of how Gandhiji's assassination scene in Hey Ram was planned and executed. He said, "The whole credit goes to Kamal sir. He knew every nook and corner in the history. I haven't seen or read such a detailed script in my lifetime. There would be details about the gun used, its power, weight, how much that gun would hurt a person physically, its manufacturer, etc. There would be thousands and thousands of detailing in the script.
There were a lot of references, and when you see those references, you will get an idea. And that is how we constructed and executed Gandhiji's assassination scene in Hey Ram. It is one of the most detailed and best scripts I have ever seen."