With a string of successes, writing critically and commercially acclaimed series like , , and , Suman Kumar has finally forayed into direction with the recently released, , starring Keerthi Suresh in the lead. However, he doesn’t see this as a step up in his career, as he eloquently puts it, “Being a writer is way cooler and tougher than being a director.” He then elaborates, “Only when a writer writes, a director or an actor will have something to work on.
” According to Suman, his decision to take the director’s chair was an organic choice. “A film like requires the understanding of a specific tone of sarcasm, it had to be nuanced and I was not sure if it could be translated on screen. It is not a matter of talent.
I just thought I understood the sensibilities required for the story better.” Suman also reveals that he never thought of direction as a completely new endeavour. “I have been working with Raj and DK for a long time, so I had a pretty good grasp of what it means to direct.
On top of that, I am currently directing episodes in season 3,” he says. When asked why, after years of success with Hindi series, he chose to make his directorial debut in Tamil, Suman says, “Because I am a Tamilian. I always wanted my first directorial to be a Tamil film.
” This affinity for Tamil, both the language and culture, seems to be at the heart of Raghu Thatha as well. The film follows Kayalvizhi, a staunch anti-Hindi imposition activist. However, he says, “Th.