When a Kamal project gets dropped, it is definitely because of the
limitations on the budget and other logistics. Marudhanayagamis one
such movie that got stalled for some unavoidable reasons.
The movie's stills are still famous in the online space. The
ambitious pet project is written by Kamal and Sujatha, and will be directed by
the Ulaganayagan himself. The long delayed film had a high profile launch by
Queen Elizabeth in the year 1997.
Stalwarts like Vishnuvardhan, Sathyaraj, Nassar, Amrish Puri and
Pasupathy were reported to play important roles with Ravi K Chandran cranking
the camera and Ilayaraja scoring the music. The first 30 minutes of the content
has already been shot.
Now the breaking news is, Marudhanayagam will resume! Kamal is
said to have found a financier from London to start the film again. This was
the day, all the ardent Kamal followers and film lovers were waiting for.
When Kamal so badly wanted to make a historical film, it was
Sujatha's decision to go ahead with a story on Marudhanayagam, who later became
Muhammed Yusuf Khan. Marudhanayagam is also the first Indian film to have used
a computer to co-write the script.
This film is the pride of our nation and if it's coming back to
bring us glory, let's wait for it !