Director Jagannath, who worked with the likes of Ilayathalapthy Vijay, Cheran and Nanda, went into oblivion... but has now resurfaced with a film, which has a quirky title En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom. Featuring Anandhi and Pasanga fame Pandi in the lead, EASK has a pair of seruppu (slippers) as a key element in the story!
Ask Jagan if it has any semblance to the Cinderella slippers, and pat he replies. “Not really! But yes, the story starts on a rainy day when the heroine loses her slippers and the hero who finds it, goes in search of its owner. We don’t pay much attention to the footwear we use, without realising how a pair of slippers can guide us through good and bad. The story is inspired by my real-life experience and if you ask me, each slipper has its own story to narrate.”
We heard that Anandhi, who is popular in Tamil and Telugu, was hesitant to sign the film as she is paired opposite Pandi, a newcomer. “It’s true! I finalised Pandi for the lead after auditioning him with a crucial scene from the film. I showed Anandhi the video I shot with Pandi and convinced her that he is a good performer,” Jagannath explains. The director says that most of the sequences have been shot during rainy season in and around Cuddalore and Puducherry. KS Ravikumar, Yogi Babu, Bala saravanan play important roles.
