<p>They worked together on Maaran's 2007 directorial debut 'Polladhavan' and 'Aadukalam', their second collaboration, won six National awards this year. But the director has said no to a hat-trick.<br /><br />The 35-year-old filmmaker says that his next offering, still in the scripting stage, will not star Dhanush, the son-in-law of superstar Rajinikanth.<br /><br />"I believe in change. If you keep on working with the same people it gets boring for both parties. We need to keep changing. I am not working with Dhanush in my next movie," Maraan told PTI.<br /><br />Both his films have found sucess at the box office and the director frankly says that he makes movies to make money, not to gather awards.<br /><br />"I make films to recover the cost, to make money and not to get awards. Awards are always welcome but acceptance by the audience is more important," he said.<br /><br />The film's haul at the 58th National awards surprised the director who says that awards should not be a yardstick to judge a movie.<br /><br />"I was surprised and was not ready to accept it. My friend called me up and said 'Its your day' which I couldn't quite understand. I thought we won the best regional film award."Awards are always in tandem with the jury. There are great films that go unnoticed at times and so awards should not be a yardstick to judge films. I was a little sad that my cinematograper R Velraj didnt get an award but then I respect the decision of the jury," added Maaran, who has earlier assisted noted filmmakers like Balu Mahendra and Kathir.<br /><br />The director who entered filmdom after a stint in TV, said that 'Aadukalam', which takes a look at the mysterious world of rooster fighting, is not an art house film and was made keeping the mainstream Tamil audience in mind.<br /><br />"My film was meant for a mainstream Tamil audience. It is not an art film. In the past we have seen that National Awards are usually given to art house films. I think that the ethnic feel of the film impressed the jury. Preserving the identity is very important in any culture and that has always been my aim," said the filmmaker.<br /><br />Over the years Bollywood remakes of Tamil films have become blockbusters and Maraan says that it is a positive trend.<br /><br />"Bollywood remaking Tamil movies is fine as long as they are well made. I dont mind if 'Aadukalam' is remade in Hindi but it should be as good as the original if not better.<br />"I am not sure about the lead actor but I would like either Naseeruddin Shah or Nana Patekar to play the role of the mentor Pettaikaran. It is a very intense character and who better than these veteran actors to essay the role," he said.</p>
<p>They worked together on Maaran's 2007 directorial debut 'Polladhavan' and 'Aadukalam', their second collaboration, won six National awards this year. But the director has said no to a hat-trick.<br /><br />The 35-year-old filmmaker says that his next offering, still in the scripting stage, will not star Dhanush, the son-in-law of superstar Rajinikanth.<br /><br />"I believe in change. If you keep on working with the same people it gets boring for both parties. We need to keep changing. I am not working with Dhanush in my next movie," Maraan told PTI.<br /><br />Both his films have found sucess at the box office and the director frankly says that he makes movies to make money, not to gather awards.<br /><br />"I make films to recover the cost, to make money and not to get awards. Awards are always welcome but acceptance by the audience is more important," he said.<br /><br />The film's haul at the 58th National awards surprised the director who says that awards should not be a yardstick to judge a movie.<br /><br />"I was surprised and was not ready to accept it. My friend called me up and said 'Its your day' which I couldn't quite understand. I thought we won the best regional film award."Awards are always in tandem with the jury. There are great films that go unnoticed at times and so awards should not be a yardstick to judge films. I was a little sad that my cinematograper R Velraj didnt get an award but then I respect the decision of the jury," added Maaran, who has earlier assisted noted filmmakers like Balu Mahendra and Kathir.<br /><br />The director who entered filmdom after a stint in TV, said that 'Aadukalam', which takes a look at the mysterious world of rooster fighting, is not an art house film and was made keeping the mainstream Tamil audience in mind.<br /><br />"My film was meant for a mainstream Tamil audience. It is not an art film. In the past we have seen that National Awards are usually given to art house films. I think that the ethnic feel of the film impressed the jury. Preserving the identity is very important in any culture and that has always been my aim," said the filmmaker.<br /><br />Over the years Bollywood remakes of Tamil films have become blockbusters and Maraan says that it is a positive trend.<br /><br />"Bollywood remaking Tamil movies is fine as long as they are well made. I dont mind if 'Aadukalam' is remade in Hindi but it should be as good as the original if not better.<br />"I am not sure about the lead actor but I would like either Naseeruddin Shah or Nana Patekar to play the role of the mentor Pettaikaran. It is a very intense character and who better than these veteran actors to essay the role," he said.</p>