Captain Miller director Arun Matheshwaran: ‘Dhanush is the sharpest mind in the industry’

He recalled an incident to explain Dhanush’s understanding of cinema, “We were about to take an extreme wide shot. Dhanush is standing in the centre (of the frame) and, in the background, people should be running. We arranged everything and just before the shot, Dhanush lifted his hands and pointed at the sky. We were clueless about what he was doing. He then said that a cloud was passing over him. Since we would cut five seconds of the shot because of the cloud, he told us to save the trouble. He is that sharp and aware of things that are around him.”

He added, “Even we missed that a cloud was passing and there will be a light variation in the shot and we have to edit it later. But he pointed it out amidst all the frenzy. He is very sharp.”

Matheshwaran said that since Dhanush and he were of the same age they were able to gel well on the sets. “We won’t have a lot of free time, but whenever we do, we talk about Goundamani sir comedy… our favourite. Then we will talk about Ilaiyaraaja sir.”

Captain Miller, initially slated to be released on December 15, is now postponed to a better date. The film will be released on Pongal 2023 (January 15). Also starring Priyanka Mohan, Shivarajkumar, Sandeppe Kishan, and Elango Kumaravel, Captain Miller has music by GV Prakash.

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