The teaser of the fantasy Tamil-English bilingual titled Mayan, featuring Vinod and Priyanka, was released recently. Rajesh Kannan who directs it says that Mayan is also based in reality.
On the film he revealed, “When you say Mayan, people think of Mayan culture and civilisation developed in Mexico. But that culture is over 3,000 years old. If you look at the history of Tamil civilisation, it is over 25,000 years old. More importantly, the term Shivan goes back even before that. Therefore, as far as I am concerned, Shivan is Mayan. And the film also precisely about Lord Shiva.”
On making it in English and Tamil he says, “The reason is because the story and screenplay of this film is bound to suit any geographical territory in this world. Be it China, Mexico or Los Angeles, this will appeal to global audiences. We thought the salient features of Tamil culture and civilisation must be taken to the outside world.”
He adds, “Under certain circumstances, what if one of the oldest yogis, Lord Shiva, thinks for a moment as to why he created humans? What will its resultant outcome be? That is Mayan. I wanted to show Shiva stylishly. Therefore, I chose Vinod, who appeared to be apt for the role.”
