Yemaali strikes different path

VZ Durai returns after a gap with a bold film that is said to be about an advocate’s live-in relationship titled Yemaali. The film features newcomer hero Sam Jones and Samudhrakani in lead roles. While Athulya plays opposite Sam, Bengaluru-based Roshini acts as Kani's pair. The filmmaker, who has worked with the likes of Ajith, Vikram and Simbu, tells DC that it is an experimental film and much more.

"I can call it a new effort and first-ever attempt in Tamil cinema. It's a four-layered script, unfolding one after the other. Kani and Sam appear in all the layers and both characters have many dimensions to them. Samudhrakani is portrayed in a never-seen avatar."

On the title, he quips, "It is not about someone who gets cheated. Yemaali has yet other meaning in Tamil, which is a sweet surprise in the film." Reacting to a query about showing Athulya as a chronic smoker, he says, "She plays an ultra modern girl and her character has been designed like that. So, it is not forced in the scenes."

Durai, who shares a good rapport with ace Jayamohan through his earlier Shaam starrer 6 Candles, has once again brought him on board for the bold and daring dialogues in Yemaali.