As Prithviraj Sukumaran gears up for the release of Empuraan on March 27, he has reflected on the importance of technicians and how their work affects a film
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Ahead of the release of his much-anticipated film Empuraan starring Mohanlal in the lead, actor and filmmaker Prithviraj Sukumaran has hailed technicians as superstars. He spoke about the importance of the technicians working on the sets of his films and said that to him, they are the best in the world.
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Technicians are superstars
While talking about how film technicians are celebrated in the south, Prithviraj told IANS in a conversation, "Well, for me, cinema is always a team sport. So an actor's performance can only be good if his co-actors are equally good. And an actor can only be good in a film; I know now that I am a director saying this is a bit modest, but an actor can only be good in a film if the director lets him be good in a film.”
He said that a “great performance needs to be shot well for people to understand that it is a great performance.”
He added that a “great performance can be made to look mediocre if you have shot the performance in the wrong way. So the technicians who work behind the camera hold that much power over the way the content is served... I believe I have the world's best team.”
My chief technicians are world class: Prithviraj
Heaping praise on the people who have brought life to his directorials, such as 'Lucifer' and 'L2: Empuraan', Prithviraj said, “I think my chief technicians are world class. None of them are like sitting in Bombay, you might not be able to identify even one single name from that. But to me, they are superstars.”
He said that he strongly believes he has a “team that can handle a project of any scale, any magnitude, anywhere in the world. And I wanted them to be on stage with me because without them I was not going to be able to pull this off.”
Prithviraj is sure that if he “changes one of them” and “replaces them” with someone else, “there's going to be a difference in this film.”
Prithviraj on editing his film on location
Prithviraj revealed that he edits his films on location online.
“And everyone is welcome to come and watch it. When you come to my location in the evenings, when we wrap, you will see everyone, the production boys, the drivers, everyone coming and watching the scene that we shot that day.”
“Because I think they are all part of the process. We have all made the film together. Also, it wouldn't be wrong to say that you're such a big star, you're at the top, and you've done such fantastic films.”
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