National award winning filmmaker Priyadarshan said, though he has made nearly 90 films in a long career spanning over three decades, he believes only two of them were made from his heart.
The first one is Kanchivaram that won him the national award in 2008, while the second is his latest film Sila Samayangalil, which is yet to hit the screen. Interestingly, both the films are in Tamil, though his blockbusters were made mainly in Malayalam and later in Hindi.
At an event held on the sidelines of the 46th edition of the IFFI at Kala Academy here, Priyadarshan looked all confident about his new film.
"The film is about eight people waiting for the result of their HIV +ve test at a lab. It happens during a day and in a lab. It will make you laugh throughout and cry at the end," Priyadarshan said.
Starring upcoming actor Ashok Selvan, Prakash Raj and Sriya Reddy in the lead, Sila Samayangalil focuses on AIDS awareness.
Besides directing, the story and screenplay are by Priyadarshan.
Asked about his recent Malayalam movies having bombed at the box office and distanced from social realism, Priyadarshan in a lighthearted manner said maybe he was influenced by the Bollywood.
"One cannot do a realistic film in Bollywood and make it a success. Directors are afraid of making realistic films in Bollywood because they may not survive there. It's all about entertainment and it's a big business," he said in reply to another question.
However, he said, he has not found any difference between the attitude of his collaborators in both Malayalam and Hindi industries.
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