

“Suri is a director who plans mostly everything on the spot, and has no pre-set notions. He has previously worked with art directors Shashidhar Adapa and Suresh Bhaganavara, and PMT will be his first individual project. Suri has chosen original locations for PMT: Art director MallaĪrt director Malla has worked with Suri since the time the director did Duniya, that it helped him get a clue of Suri’s preference, and what he expects from the art department. I hope to take my career forward under Suri’s guidance, whom I consider as one of the most disciplined directors I have come across," she says.

"I am in the process of writing the stories. That’s how my journey started," she says.Īmritha also plans to direct a film and is getting prepared. I gave my ideas and penned a few lines and dialogues on the spot, which matched these thoughts, and eventually, he developed faith in my work. "The first day of the shoot was a bar sequence, and he gave the script to me. He too told me the experience that he faced while doing Duniya, and why he asked me to go around and observe ‘life’ before starting the job,” she says.Īpart from her role as a screenplay writer for PMT, Amritha has also taken the responsibility of designing the costumes for the film. That’s one of the reasons, I wanted to work under him, as it will help me learn.

About why she was particularly keen to work with Suri, Amritha says, “There are a few directors who hire around 10 assistants, and ask us to refer to Korean films, and take content from there.
