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Shelter for the old celebrates first anniversary

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Parents expect only love and affection from their children, says director Vasanth

Director Vasanth

TAMBARAM: “Give only love and expect nothing more,” said film director Vasanth, while taking part in the first anniversary celebrations of Anbagam, a free shelter for the old and needy at Perungalathur near Tambaram on Sunday.

Mr. Vasanth, known for highlighting relationships and their complexities in his films, said all that parents expected from their children was love and affection. Anbagam is run by Manonmani Trust, established by Saraswathi Varadarajan, Santhi Gopal and Sudha Ramalingam, in memory of their friend N. Manonmani who died in 2000 due to multiple sclerosis. She became visually impaired even while she was a student, but she pursued a degree in Library Science and completed a Veena Vidwan course from Music College.

Next project

The film director, whose next project is ‘Nadai Udai Baavanai’, said most films, starting from his first venture, the super hit ‘Keladi Kanmani’, had a good dose of sequences involving the importance of elders’ role in a family and their love for their children. “I am very lucky to have great parents in Sivagami and Somaiah and a guru in K. Balachander,” he added.

“The star cast of ‘Nadai….’ is yet to be finalised, but the music director is Yuvan Shankar Raja,” he said. The film would deal about complexities of relationships at a very micro level. “If problems at the micro level are solved, those at the macro level will cease to exist,” he said.Reacting to the trend of new films being telecast a few months after their release , he said it was alright as it brought in money to the producers.

Audience categories

“There are three categories of film audiences … those who watch it only on the big screen, others through pirated CDs and others on television. So today, if a film runs for 50 days, it is a big hit and there is nothing wrong in showing them on television channels after they have completed a good run in theatres,” Mr. Vasanth said.

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