The National Award winning “Kaaka Muttai” directed by Manikandan is making huge strides after receiving appreciation from international audiences while participating in the festival circuits around the globe. Co-producer, director Vetriamaran in an interview explained how “Kaaka Muttai” came into being. Vetrimaran impressed after watching a short film by Manikandan asked him if he had a feature film script and immediately liked the idea of “Kaaka Muttai” and then he sent the script to Dhanush who was shooting for “Ranjhanaa” in Delhi who got super excited after reading and said that the story exactly matched his own childhood and immediately jumped on board as co-producer and was instrumental in pushing for the film to gain recognition. The National Award winning child stars Ramesh and Vignesh were picked while Manikandan was scouting for locations and Vetrimaran added that the director has rendered the picture with subtleties that were universal and hence no wonder that at the Toronto International Film festival ‘Kaaka Muttai’ received standing ovation. Vetrimaran, Dhanush and Fox Star Studios are confident that ‘Kaaka Muttai’ will reach mainstream audiences breaking the jinx that art films carry.
