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<\/picture><\/div>\nAfter back-to-back interviews promoting his upcoming film, Demonte Colony 2<\/i>, actor Arulnithi seems as exhausted as his character was at the end of the first Demonte Colony<\/i> film as he sits down with us for a quick chat.<\/p>\n
The conversation begins with how Arulnithi\u2019s recent films have all garnered predominantly positive reviews and are reportedly profitable but fell short of transcending boundaries to become astounding successes. \u201cThis level of success is definitely not sufficient. Anyone who makes films would want it to reach a wider audience and get appreciation. My films have gotten recognition, and titles like Diary <\/i>and Kazhuvethi Moorkkan<\/i> His recent outings, like D Block<\/i> and Dejavu<\/i>, were financially fruitful, he points out. \u201cThe films also found their audience, and the producers were safe. That\u2019s a risk we know we\u2019re indulging in when we pick thrillers as it\u2019s a genre that might not be everyone\u2019s choice. If I had done a film in a different genre that yielded such results, that would\u2019ve been worrisome. If I have to change my genre, then I would have to do films that would appeal to the mass audience.\u201d That does not mean the usual commercial films with songs and fight sequences, he clarifies.<\/p>\n \nArulnithi in a still from \u2018Demonte Colony 2\u2019 <\/div>\n A lot of romcoms and family dramas have reached the mass audience, and I would like to do them as well, but I have to make sure those films don\u2019t receive the same level of reception. I think my thrillers are achieving a sufficient amount of success.\u201d While his peers have spent more years before their first sequel, Arulnithi has made Demonte Colony 2<\/i> in a little over a decade since his debut. \u201cThis sequel is something we had planned long ago, but director Ajay (Gnanamuthu) wanted it to happen at the right time. A lot of factors had to come together for this to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Almost all the sequels in Tamil cinema have had issues working as a standalone film, failing to recreate the magic of its predecessor. \u201cEveryone loved Demonte Colony, <\/i>and what I consider to be the biggest advantage of Demonte Colony 2 <\/i>is how the story continues from the original film. It would have been a topic of concern if the film was a standalone sequel. The sequel will be a success since it has the raciness and thrills the first part had,\u201d says the actor.<\/p>\n \u201cMoreover, the first film was shot on a small budget, but over the years, the director has also made some big-budget films, and the space to do it bigger is high in this sequel. Be it storywise or technically, he brought the best for each frame,\u201d says Arulnithi, adding that the meticulous post-production work took its time. \u201cWe could have released the film in mere months after the shooting got wrapped up, but CG plays a major part \u2014 70-80% of the film has some level of CG work \u2014 and it was quite a challenge.\u201d Arulnithi says the filmmaker in Ajay has evolved over the years. \u201cThe grandeur of the Demonte Colony 2 <\/i>reflects it. I\u2019m very confident that the sequel will satisfy the fans of the first film,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Earlier, there was news that a Demonty Colony<\/i> franchise was on the cards. \u201cWe have planned it till the fourth film, but that will depend on the success of Demonte Colony 2.<\/i> This film\u2019s success will determine the size and budget of the upcoming films. The idea is to bring the next two films within the next six years, and when Ajay narrated the sequel, he already had the idea for the next two films. The third part\u2019s story has something huge in store!\u201d<\/p>\n \nPriya Bhavani Shankar and Arulnithi in a still from \u2018Demonte Colony 2\u2019 <\/div>\n A few years ago, Arulnithi stated that the audience comes to watch his films, not him, as he believes content matters more than him. When asked if this has changed now, he chuckles. \u201cI don\u2019t think it will change even twenty years later. If an actor sustains in an industry for years, the audience will acknowledge them, but only if you (film critics) tell them the film is good, they come to watch it. There are only about a dozen actors whose films the audience would throng to because they would have followed them for ages.\u201d<\/p>\n In his case, films worked due to good word-of-mouth, he adds. \u201cI would be happy if my films get a rave opening, and I am working on it with my upcoming films. But even then, I want my films to work because of the script and not me.\u201d Known for thrillers, the actor says irrespective of the genre, it boils down to how good the story is. \u201cOnly when a good story gets tinkered, it goes berserk. Every year, at least one family-subject film does well,\u201d concludes Arulnithi, who is set to team up with Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam<\/i>-fame Prabhu Jeyaram for a family drama.<\/p>\n Demonte Colony 2 releases in theatres on August 15<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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