Acclaimed Tamil film director Mari Selvaraj on Wednesday said reading literature helped him understand where to draw creative boundaries. Tamil and Russian literature had a deep influence on his visual storytelling through his movies.
In a freewheeling conversation, moderated by B. Kolappan, Senior Deputy Editor, The Hindu, at the newspaper’s head office in Chennai, Mr. Selvaraj said he first read Chidambara Ragasiyam by Balachandran Sullikadu in Tamil and it left a deep impression. “While Russian literature taught me how to narrate, visualise a story, Tamil literature gave me the strength and rootedness to connect with my land and people.
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