Laabam’s co-producer Arumuga Kumar has been my friend for the past 12 years. I’m not aware of the business side of cinema, and have never kept track of money. Orange Mittai was another loss-making venture for me the same with Junga. Though Merku Thodardhu Malai was a highly critically acclaimed film, it set me back by Rs 1.5 crore. “I’ve produced four to five films over the past few years. Sethupathi opened upon how he has only suffered losses as a producer. Films touch our emotions and make us think, like any other art form. Our outlook may even change after watching him talk! Jhananathan sir strongly believed that cinema is not just a medium for entertainment and time-pass. Please watch his interviews there is lots to learn for all of us. He was a great teacher, very intellectual. He deserves all the credit for the way Laabam has shaped up.
"He was a workaholic, who was constantly updating his film as it progressed, and also based it on current affairs and the political climate. After having done Purampokku and Laabam with him, it felt like a father-son relationship in some ways." I’ve known him closely for the past five years. I feel like a sinner now I could have spent more time with him but time is so unpredictable and cruel. I’ve been watching a lot of his interviews after his death. Thalaivar Jhananathan’s loss can’t be described in words, I still can’t believe that he is no more. I’ve seen them from the time I was a junior artist and approached them for an opportunity.
First and foremost, I express my heartfelt condolences to Jhananathan sir’s assistant Mr Aalayamani, who was always with him. Excerpts from a group interaction with the Makkal Selvan below: Sethupathi recently met the press in Chennai ahead of the release of Laabam, primarily held in remembrance of the film's recently departed director SP Jhananathan. The actor has a very busy September with releases across all mediums - Laabam in theatres from 9 September, Tughlaq Darbar on Sun TV on 10 September (6:30 PM) and Netflix from 11 September midnight, and Annabelle Sethupathi on Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex from 17 September, and also possibly Kadaisi Vivasayi (in which he has a cameo) in theatres. The pandemic has in no way reduced his pace it has, in fact, increased his working speed and frequency of signing new projects. He is busy not just with Tamil films but also web series and feature projects in other languages such as Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam as well. Vijay Sethupathi is inarguably the busiest lead actor in Tamil cinema. Vijay Sethupathi on being the busiest lead Tamil actor - even during a pandemic
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