With differently made successful films like Rojakoottam and Dishyum behind him, expectations are high from Poo. More so because the story is based on a Tamil short story. He has made the film based on a literary work at a time it has become a rarity to make such films.

The film, which hits theatres on this Friday, stars Sasi's first hero, Srikkanth and Parvathi, a girl from Kerala. Over to Sasi:

At a time when films are not made based on literary works, you chose to make one based on a Tamil short story. Why did you choose this story for your film?

It doesn't matter to me whether an idea is taken from a short story or a novel or just a script. What I look for is a story that has human feelings and life in it.

What attracted me to this particular story was the beauty of the mind. After reading the story I wondered whether such a loving and innocent mind exists in this world? I decided there and then that I wanted to show that wonderful mind to all the Tamil audiences.

Whose mind attracted you, that of the hero or the heroine?

The heroine's.

Text: Shobha Warrier

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