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"He Will Be Deeply Missed": Vetrimaran Pays Tribute to Vetri Duraisamy

The news of Vetri Duraisamy's tragic passing struck a chord with many on February 4th. While traveling with friends in Himachal Pradesh, an accident in Kinnaur claimed his life, leaving a void in the hearts of those who knew him.

A search operation involving various teams, including the SDRF, NDRF, ITBP, and local police, recovered his body on Monday after a post-mortem examination. Divers located him three kilometers from the accident site.

Numerous political leaders and film personalities joined in grieving Vetri's sudden demise. Director Vetrimaran, a close friend and collaborator, organized a condolence meeting at his educational institution, IIFC, to honor his memory.

Sharing their profound connection, Vetrimaran acknowledged, "Vetri often said he learned cinema from me, but in reality, he taught me just as much. One thing we deeply shared was our love for nature and its creatures."

"He was an explorer, driven by a thirst for knowledge and adventure. For the past decade, he was my constant companion. Whether it was sourcing props for my films, musical instruments for our home, or simply finding joy in nature, he was always there, enthusiastic and supportive," Vetrimaran fondly recalled.

"Vetri's belief in supporting others led him to readily embrace the vision of IIFC. Without his unwavering support, the institute wouldn't be what it is today. He also actively contributed to his father's Humanities Foundation, demonstrating his genuine desire to help others," Vetrimaran continued.

He further highlighted Vetri's passion for wildlife photography, stating, "Vetri's curiosity and passion radiated through his award-winning wildlife photography. His recent expeditions to Africa for gorillas and the Arctic for polar bears showcased his dedication to capturing nature's wonders. Tragically, his life was cut short while pursuing his dream of photographing the elusive snow leopard."

"His infectious smile and genuine kindness extended not only to humans but to all living beings. His absence leaves an unfillable void. Life throws these unimaginable challenges at us. He had just completed his first film and was brimming with potential when this tragedy struck," Vetrimaran said with a heavy heart.

"To honor his memory, we plan to initiate awards at IIFC. One award will be dedicated to the first Tamil filmmaker, and another to wildlife photography, both bearing his name. We will share further details soon," he announced.

"Life brings us many people, some fleeting, others leaving an indelible mark. Vetri Duraisamy was the latter. His absence leaves a profound emptiness, but his memory will continue to inspire us," Vetrimaran concluded solemnly.

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Why Vetrimaaran is the most interesting director in Tamil films today

Vetrimaaran is arguably among the most interesting filmmaker working in the tamil film industry. here’s documenting his rise and what it takes to be a talent like him..

His production house’s name, Grass Root Film Company, is a clear pointer to Vetrimaaran’s worldview. This Deepavali’s biggest release in Tamil Nadu is, arguably, Kodi (Flag), a political thriller he has produced that stars Dhanush in his first double role, as twin brothers. The twins may be identical but their natures are mutually exclusive. Refreshingly, Kodi casts Trisha as a feisty woman politico, giving Dhanush’s eponymous hero a run for his money.

“For a hero movie, it’s pretty decently written,” pronounces Baradwaj Rangan, film critic and associate editor at The Hindu. “There’s a conflict, there are surprises and even within a commercial film, it’s properly written and directed. It’s not some random moments strung together to get people whistling.”

The film’s premise is how politics and political interests shape communities and the quality of their life. In this case, it involves skullduggery surrounding a factory emitting toxic effluents. It could be happening not too far away from our backyards.

At the Oscars

Vetrimaaran himself, however, was conspicuous by his absence during Kodi’s promos. He has a bigger task on hand. Visaaranai (Interrogation), the part-docudrama, part-crime thriller he directed, is India’s official entry to the 89th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. So he is in the US persuading jurors take note of his film, which has some truly hairy torture scenes. The last Tamil film that made it to the Oscars was 16 years back: Hey Ram starring Kamal Haasan.

Usually, the choice of any film to represent the country at the Oscars polarises critics, but Visaaranai remains largely unchallenged. Rangan agrees. “Visaaranai was a fantastic film.”

It tells the story of innocent migrant labourers picked up and tortured by the police to extract a false confession for a fatal robbery at an influential man’s house. How the film, shot in 42 days on a Rs 2-crore budget and eventually wining three National Film Awards, got made is interesting. After his Aadukalam in 2011, Vetrimaaran had busied himself with his production ventures, Udhayam NH4, Poriyaalan and Kaaka Muttai. When he was prepared to shoot his next, the script he picked was Soodhadi, a story on gambling, proposing Dhanush in the lead role. However, the actor had to take time off to work in Balki’s Shamitabh, being shot in Mumbai.

Vetrimaaran was mooting a book adaptation when director Balu Mahendra’s assistant serendipitously presented him with Lock Up, a riveting, partly autobiographical book written by M Chandrakumar, a former autorickshaw driver. The book, which took five years to write and another four to publish, narrates his harrowing experience while in jail in (then) Andhra Pradesh.

“When I pitched the story to Dhanush, who later produced the film, I said I can only guarantee you a three-day weekend run at the box office. But it’s a low-budget venture; you’ll get your investment back,” Vetrimaaran laughs. “Dhanush was amused, but agreed to fund the project. [I thought] it’s the kind of film that would not bring in repeat audiences. I was proved wrong and it got a good three-week run.”

The author, Chandrakumar, was incarcerated for a fortnight way back in 1983. “Yet his experiences are relevant even today,” points out Vetrimaaran. “Visaaranai reflects a stark reality from which you cannot shut yourself out: that is its success. It was challenging to find the right kind of actors and locations. We employed real stuntmen who could exercise restraint while beating up the actors.”

“What was unique was that there were a lot of first-time actors in the film; that added rawness to it,” says K Hariharan, filmmaker and critic. “Actors like Samuthirakkani and Kishore were entirely on the sidelines. That made it an interesting watch.”

Astutely, the team decided to send it to international film fests right away, confident it would work with foreign audiences. Visaaranai premiered at the Orrizonti section of the 72nd Venice Film Festival, a first for a Tamil film, and won the Amnesty International Italia Award. Crucially, the European audience was exposed to a hitherto unexplored form of Tamil cinema that dealt with grim reality in a non-dramatic but powerful way.

“Europeans have a different policing system. They found my narrative a bit harsh, though they were moved,” explains Vetrimaaran.

A rooted voice

It is Vetrimaaran’s preoccupation with sometimes gritty, sometimes heartwarming reality that makes this 41-year-old one of the best filmmakers of our times.

“The best thing about the regional filmmakers is that they bring in a very ‘native’ feel,” says Rangan. “Like if I watch Nagraj Manjule’s Sairat for instance, I find [elements] that remind me of Vetrimaaran. But that’s more because these filmmakers do these ‘rooted’ things very well. They give you the sense of the atmosphere, the rhythms of life in that particular environment, they take care to bring them alive.”

His critically acclaimed debut venture, Polladhavan (Ruthless Man) in 2007, followed a lower middle-class young man’s search for his stolen bike, an exercise that takes him through the seamy underworld. Four years later came Aadukalam (Arena), a Pongal release that raked in six National Film Awards. The cockfight arena was where love, ego, honour, friendship and betrayal were played out in the rustic backdrop of Madurai.

Says Manimaran, long-time friend and assistant, “Vetri used to like watching cockfights in the neighbourhood in our hometown. So he thought we could develop a story around them.”

There was no doubt about who would play the lead. “I wrote Aadukalam keeping Dhanush in mind,” says Vetrimaaran. “As an actor, he delivers exactly what I need and sometimes more. As a producer, he offers me complete freedom and does not interfere at all. He trusts me completely.”

Rangan explains the Vetrimaaran touch, “There is a world of difference in the way he uses the song and dance elements in Polladhavan and Aadukalam. They have become more organic and rooted; they’re not fantasy elements.”

“I personally prefer Aadukalam to Visaaranai, but it’s like comparing apples and oranges,” says Hariharan. “Aadukalam had a certain kind of warmth and spontaneity. Visaaranai, to me, looked rather staged.”

He explains, “Visaaranai’s [appeal across the world] is that for the first time in Tamil cinema, you see this kind of brute reality without the director taking recourse to a love story or family drama. It’s also interesting that a country like India allowed such a strongly critical film on the system. There’s no doubt that Vetrimaaran is a bold filmmaker.”

Vetrimaaran’s productive chemistry with Dhanush has paid rich dividends. The two went on to produce Kaaka Muttai (Crow’s Egg) in 2015, a subversive film poking fun at what is regarded as cool - pizzas, in this case. This little gem, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, tracks two brothers from a Chennai slum dying to taste a pizza. Directed by M Manikandan with wit, not once is the children’s dignity compromised. Their family struggles in a heartless and corrupt city and soon we find ourselves cheering for our little heroes. Kaaka Muttai pocketed two National Film Awards.

“There is a stamp of quality that people have begun to associate with Vetrimaaran, because even the films he produces are pretty decent,” says Rangan, adding that he looks for, and gets, that certain quality.

Vetrimaaran’s genius lies in shining a light on people we would not even glance at in our rat race. His films show us that ordinary people often lead extraordinary lives if only we stop to talk to them.

Smitten by cinema

Born in Cuddalore near Puducherry and raised in Ranipet, a suburban town in Vellore district, two and a half hours from Chennai, Vetrimaaran was smitten by cinema even as a child. His mother, a writer, ran a school in the area, while his father was a veterinarian. Friends remember him as a film buff who watched every movie that came to town.

“He would bunk classes and watch them, each three or four times. Then he would come to the school ground where we used to hang out until 7:30 in the evening and would retell the whole story to us. My friends and I have actually walked out of the theatre at times because the film was nowhere as good as his narration. He still has that quality,” says Manimaran, his assistant.

Vetrimaaran was in his second year of Masters in English Literature in 1999 when the now-deceased filmmaker Balu Mahendra was invited to judge a short film contest at the Loyola College, Chennai. Shortly afterwards, he attended a seminar conducted by the director and was inspired enough to assist him in Julie Ganapathy, Athu Oru Kanaa Kaalam and the television series Kadhai Neram.

Athu Oru Kanaa Kaalam cemented his friendship with the lead actor, Dhanush, whom he describes as his best friend. While still assisting Balu Mahendra, Vetrimaaran pitched the story of Desiya Nedunchalai, and the actor readily agreed to play the lead.

Recalls Manimaran, “Producers were not hard to come by because we had Dhanush. But a few had misgivings about how Vetri would handle the project as a newcomer. So we tossed aside that script, which I later made into Udhayam NH4.”

The initial years proved to be rough. “I was pitching different scripts to different people for three years and it was the sixth producer who okayed Polladhavan,” says Vetrimaaran on his directorial debut.

Adds Manimaran, who assisted him in the project, “After the film was edited, we were really scared to show it to the producer. We kept stalling the screening telling him it may not have come out as he expected. Finally, when he saw it, he was satisfied. We were relieved and gradually grew confident.”

Pushing for excellence

When Manimaran himself forayed into direction with Udhayam NH4 in 2013, Vetrimaaran returned the favour by stepping in as producer under his banner, Grass Root Film Company. As he puts it, “I want my production house to be a platform for good, interesting ideas. I can find a producer for my films, but others, who may be first-time filmmakers, might have innovative scripts that mainstream producers might not understand. Like Kaaka Muttai for instance.

“I produce films in partnership as I may not be able to afford the entire budget. Dhanush ends up co-producing some of them as our tastes are similar. None of my producers ever ask me for the budget. I always make sure it is within their means and I can give the desired returns.”

For someone who has been successful both commercially as critically, Vetrimaaran has directed only three films in nine years. “For me, every film is a learning process. After each, I take time to unlearn. Then I find new content, learn it completely and then execute it.”

Manimaran describes his working process thus, “Many directors make changes to the script on the spot. But Vetrimaaran is different because he pays attention to detail. He puts in a lot of effort, so there may be last-minute adjustments with lighting and locations. Unlike working with other directors, you need to be available 24 hours.”

Outside of work, the father of two, who met his wife Aarthi while at college, likes to race pigeons, pretty much like the characters he portrays. His rootedness has also led him to voice the germ of an idea: setting up an organic farm eventually.

Rangan describes grit as the definitive quality of Vetrimaaran’s films, and praises his skill in animating the atmosphere in terms of the integrity of the characters, the plot, and the texture. “The way he shapes the characters and writes them, you feel that these are not [just] individual people; you get a sense of where they come from, where they belong. [They’re] not just some random characters floating around.”

His fans are already talking about his fourth film, Vada Chennai (North Chennai), an ambitious gangster trilogy he has been planning since 2003. After undergoing several changes of scripts and stars, Dhanush, Vijay Sethupathi, Amala Paul and Samuthirakkani are among those confirmed on the project that is currently under way. Slated for release next year, Vada Chennai is also bound to have the by-now classic Vetrimaaran stamp.

(Published in arrangement with GRIST Media.)

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Happy Birthday Vetri Maaran: Aishwarya Rajesh, Radikaa Sarathkumar and others wish Asuran director

Director vetri maaran is celebrating his 45th birthday today. many celebrities including harish kalyan, aishwarya rajesh and radikaa sarathkumar took to twitter to wish the aadukalam director..

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On the occasion of director Vetri Maaran's 45th birthday, many popular personalities including Aishwarya Rajesh, Radikaa Sarathkumar, Harish Kalyan and others took to Twitter to wish the director. The hashtag #HappyBirthdayVetrimaaran has been trending on social media since morning. Vetri Maaran is one of the most celebrated filmmakers in Kollywood. While his second film Aadukalam won six National Awards, his third film Visaranai was selected as India's official entry to Academy Awards.

Extremely proud and immensely happy to release director #Vetrimaran 's birthday motion poster! May this gem of a person, who bears victory in his name, succeed in anything and everything that he does! Happy birthday @VetriMaaran sir #HBDVetrimaaran @spchocklingam pic.twitter.com/x7Rwy9H3Th — aishwarya rajessh (@aishu_dil) September 4, 2020

@VetriMaaran Wishing you well always. Happy Birthday — Radikaa Sarathkumar (@realradikaa) September 4, 2020

Happy happy birthday to one of the finest directors of Indian cinema @VetriMaaran sir! Thank you for all the love & support you have shown towards me from the very beginning of my career ! Wishing you loads of happiness and success sir! #HBDVetrimaaran pic.twitter.com/HDOCBvUVzJ — Harish Kalyan (@iamharishkalyan) September 4, 2020

@VetriMaaran #HBDVetrimaran pic.twitter.com/JhBwMXKHwu — Naveen Mohamedali (@NaveenFilmmaker) September 4, 2020

#HBDVetrimaaran Happy Birthday to Tamil Cinema's Pride @VetriMaaran sir. Wishing him fabulous year ahead pic.twitter.com/Ib4qUyNsBv — Dr. Dhananjayan BOFTA (@Dhananjayang) September 4, 2020

A very happy bday to the intelligent @VetriMaaran sir ... May God bless u with this thirst for knowledge alwys so we get fantastic films from u sir ... have a great day sir — DD Neelakandan (@DhivyaDharshini) September 4, 2020

Happy birthday Vetry @VetriMaaran — Seenu Ramasamy (@seenuramasamy) September 4, 2020

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Vetrimaaran: ‘Not responsible for hype, trying to keep myself intact’

Vetrimaaran says he is aware of the expectations that viewers have from him but he tries to stay away from the hype surrounding his work..

Filmmaker Vetrimaaran, known for his nuanced take on pertinent social issues through films such as Asuran, Vada Chennai and Visaranai, says he is aware of the expectations that viewers have from him but he tries to stay away from the hype surrounding his work.

Vetrimaaran presented his latest film Viduthalai: Part One at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here on Wednesday.

“I’m not responsible for the expectation and the hype, and I’m not working on it or creating it. I don’t have Twitter (now X). I was on Facebook but I’m happy someone hacked my account. So I’m trying to keep myself intact,” Vetrimaaran told reporters at a press conference here.

But there are times when the pressure gets to him, the filmmaker admitted.

“Sometimes, it does put a pressure unconsciously when I’m working on the final cut. During the release, I find it really hard to sleep. It is an unconscious stress. But once the film is over, I get out of it. I don’t watch my films after the release or read reviews,” he said.

Viduthalai: Part One, starring Vijay Sethupathi, Soori, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Bhavani Sre, is part of the Indian Panaroma lineup at the festival.

Vidhuthalai is set in 1987 in Tamil Nadu and follows the police crackdown on The People’s Army, an armed anti-government outfit, that poses a big threat to the stability of the government in the region.

It follows Kumaresan (Soori), a new police recruit, who feels conflicted by the actions of police.

Vetrimaaran said he wanted to make a quick film during the COVID pandemic .

“This story I chose to write the script on was a novel written by B Jeyamohan and it was called Thunaivan. I assumed that the rights would be with him to give it to me. I started working on the script. And then halfway through, I realised that I should ask him first. I called him and asked him and he said he had given it to someone else.” After that, he reworked the script along with Jeyamohan.

“So initially, my idea was to make a film on a police outpost in a forest where three people are working, and one guy brings in food and goes away. So it was supposed to be only in that outpost. But then I started working backwards. there is one guy who brings food every day for these people. Let me follow him, follow his journey into this world…He gets to understand the difference between what is said and what exists and through him we also get to understand the world, the people and the politics,” he said.

Vetrimaaran said the film is still a work in progress and he is currently shooting for part two.

“When I watched the film, I know that it has gone wrong here, then I’m thinking, ‘Okay, I’ll have to rectify it in the second part.’ So it’s still a work in progress,” he added.

The filmmaker also decoded his process of working on a story and how it differs from adapting a novel.

“If I decide to make a story around a particular group of people or a geographical scape, then I go there and see the people and the place. I work there for one or two years to understand the place and the people..”

If the story doesn’t work for him, then the filmmaker starts working on it all over again.

“This is a long process. Whereas a novelist or a story writer has done all the research for me and put it into the novel. He has condensed his life’s work into few hundred pages or even less,” he said.

Vetrimaaran, 48, also talked about why he decided to rope in actor Soori for the main role in Vidhuthalai Part 1. The actor was earlier known for comedic parts in many Tamil films.

“When I want to do a film with someone, then I need to understand what kind of person this actor is and that is very important, especially when you are putting an actor in a zone they are not used to.

“Ideally, I want them to be themselves in front of the camera. I don’t want them to be someone else they are not from within. Soori comes across as a very simple person… Soori’s personality seeped into the character when I was writing the script,” the director said.

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Year 6 Season 2: Shades of Red is marking the start of a new seasonal journey. With Aaron Keener in custody at the White House, he aims to strike a deal with The Division. Before Agents can learn what he knows, they have to secure the other members of Keener's team, starting with Theo Parnell.

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The new Seasonal Journey introduces a structured progression system with 7 sequential missions, each containing 8 objectives. It is designed to guide players through the early stages of each new season, offering a mix of challenges and goals that introduce key mechanics. Available from level 1, even new players can jump right into the current season's content.

The entire Seasonal Journey unlocks at the start of the season. As you complete each mission and objective, you'll earn various rewards, including XP, Season Pass XP, progression-boosting items, resources, and active modifiers. Completing the entire journey will grant you a unique cosmetic item.

The Seasonal Modifiers are central to each season's unique gameplay, spicing up the usual rules and mechanics of the game. There are four distinct types of modifiers, each playing a crucial role in shaping player experience: 

• This season, the theme is "range." The Global Modifier, "Point Blank," grants a bonus damage based on distance from enemies. 
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There is no limit to the number of Priority Objectives a player can complete, and rewards include XP, Season Pass XP, items, resources, and passive modifier unlocks.  

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Each week, players can tackle a Scout, which consists of three different activities. These activities will vary, and players must solve a small riddle to complete each one. Activities should be completed in order, and once all three are finished, players will receive the Scout Reward.

Once all activities in a Scout are completed, players will receive a bigger reward, including a unique collectible. However, new Scouts cannot be accessed until the current one is completed.

By the end of the season, completing all Scouts unlocks the Manhunt Climax Mission, and finishing that unlocks the Master Climax Mission, so make sure to stay on track each week.

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Those who rise to the occasion will be rewarded with special bonuses, such as additional XP, high-quality loot, resources, in-game currencies, and unique vanity items. Additionally, successfully completing the Master Climax Mission grants players the Exotic Chest "Provocator", as a special reward.

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• Space Administration HQ: Ekim's Long Stick, Designated Hitter, Scalpel.
• Air & Space Museum: Prophet.
• Jefferson Plaza: Invisible Hand, Glory Daze, Test Subject.
• Jefferson Trade Center: Quiet Roar.
• Federal Emergency Bunker: Boomstick, Backup Boomstick, The Mop.
• American History Museum: Surge, Artist's Tool.
• Potomac Event Center: Relic, Commando.
• Grand Washington Hotel: Lightning Rod.
• General performance enhancements have been implemented to provide a smoother gaming experience on PC.
• Balaclavas now conceal player ears, allowing for better-fitting designs and a more realistic appearance.
• Moved Chest, Backpack, Gloves and Kneepad Appearance Mods from the Inventory Modding Menu to the Apparel Menu. They can be found by scrolling down in the Apparel Menu and can be dyed by selecting the Dye option in the Buttons Bar, at the bottom of the menu.
• Updated Recurring Projects pool for all Level 40 Players.
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to earn double Scavenger Points

FRIEND REFERRAL

The Division 2 Friend Referral program will relaunch on October 31 at 9 AM UTC, featuring new incentives for both Veterans and Recruits. This time, players can get the Insurgent Uniform and Insurgent Backpack as exclusive items. Invite your friends to join you in playing The Division 2 and unlock these great rewards together!

SEASON PASS

The optional Season Pass is available for all The Division® 2 players starting at Level 1, priced at 1000 Premium Credits ($9.99 or your regional equivalent) in the in-game store and does not require ownership of the Warlords of New York DLC. While the Season Pass is accessible from Level 1, some of the rewards will be usable only when you reach Level 40.

Additionally, players can opt for the Premium+ option, available for $29.99 or your regional equivalent, which bundles the Premium Season Pass with multiple rewards, offering even greater value.

Players with the Season Pass can gain access to the following premium track rewards:   

• 10 gear dyes
• 10 weapon skins  
• 2 outfits  
• 2 new Prestige Arm Patches

Moreover, players can earn 400 Virtual Currency by progressing through the Season Pass on the premium track.

But that's not all! Free players now can receive cosmetics in the Season Pass. The free track includes 1 outfit and 1 weapon skin, allowing every Agent to gear up and stand out in the streets of D.C.

ONE TIME OFFER

Don't miss out on this exclusive One Time Offer, available for $19.99 or your regional equivalent. It includes 2000 Premium Credits plus a bonus 600 Credits. And as a cherry on top, you'll get the rare Augury Mask to keep your style sharp in the chaos of the Dark Zone.

That's the brief completed, and intel shared for all the events and content we have coming with Y6 Season 2: Shades of Red.

You can also track some of the top-level investigations being conducted by the team over on our Known Issues Board . The annual winter holiday celebrations are returning to The Division 2 this December, bringing with them festive-themed cosmetics and new surprises for Agents to enjoy. Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to the event!

Good luck out there!  

/THE DIVISION 2 TEAM

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