Women are more intense: B.Mohan

Balaji Mohan gets talking about his debut flick and his Bollywood plans

Director Balaji Mohan is riding high on the success of his rom-com Kadhalil Sodhapovadhu Yeppadi (KSY) and how! He first released his short film by the same name, which became viral online. In the event of that success, Balaji decided to take the next big step of turning it into a movie.

“My short film was my biggest advantage. When I went to the producer, they already knew what the story was and they immediately agreed,” he says.

Balaji says he was glad that right from Siddharth to Amala to the producer, everyone was ready to back this script.

“Siddharth has tons of female fans and Amala has a crazy male fan following. I just thought this would make them a hit combination,” he smiles and adds, “Most of the scenes had a direct narration where Siddharth had to look into the camera directly and speak. Simple acting is more difficult and talking into the camera was a big challenge!”

Ask Balaji why he chose to show the many grey sides of being in a relationship and he grins, “I’ve had no love failure in my life! There are no personal experiences here. I just decided to take a very simple topic and narrate it in a very different way.”

The movie shows Amala in a very different character – gutsy, talkative and extremely loud.

“I was afraid girls would hate me after watching this movie, but I am glad I was wrong there,” smiles Balaji, “I showed the concept in a very balanced manner so that you could empathize with both the characters.

So, does he think women are complicated? “I seriously think its difficult to understand women. They are emotionally intense and definitely stronger. Be it love or hate, men can never express it as much as a woman can,” he answers diplomatically.

Meanwhile, Balaji informs us that he’s going to take his KSY to Bollywood. “Siddharth will reprise his role. Hunt for the female lead is on. I’m excited about this venture because it’s a totally different target audience!”