The principal photography for S'kali was completed last Sunday, the 22nd of January. It was the experience of a lifetime which could not possibly have happened without our wonderful Cast and Crew. To celebrate, here is the last part of my interview with Arivind Abraham where we discussed the casting of the actors in S'kali.
Q: What were you looking for in your actors? Do you have a general policy or criteria when it comes to casting roles?
A: They needed to reflect the characters I had written. All the people who have been cast have within them a lot of the aspects of the characters within them and that mattered. The rest was gut instinct and the opinions of the associate producers.
Q: Describe the search for your cast. In what order did they get ‘discovered’?
A: We held an open casting call in 2004 and cast them then. I think we cast Azimy and Angeline first, Then we got Derek. We then got Jayram and finally we cast Davina.
Q: Is the Cast of S’kali exactly how you’ve envisioned them to be, or have there been any surprises?
A: There have been lovely surprised in terms of what my cast have brought to the table when tackling the characters. It’s great to see.
Q: How do you see yourself as a director in relation to your cast? How often have you experienced conflict between the two during your career and what do you do to resolve it?
A: I take very good care of my cast. They are my first and foremost priority as a director and that is only right as the director’s job is all about getting the performance. You don’t baby them, but you give them a firm direction to head into and also allow them the freedom to find things out.
Q: S’kali is a movie about friends. Did your Cast automatically click, or did it take some getting used to?
A: One of the reasons this is the cast we selected was because they became close very fast. They gelled very well.
Q: Do you prefer professional or amateur actors? Is there really any difference between the two?
A: I gotta think about this one. Professional actors or semi-pros like our cast just give you a lot more range and demand less work then an amateur I guess.
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Why is it the cast is so good looking but the crew (dir, sound, runners etc.) all ugly-like-mother one?
In reply to thisguy...basically, there are two types of people in this business, people who belong on camera and people who belong off camera. Only few, as myself, make the transition between the two categories.
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