Y. Gee. Mahendras short film screened in Orlando Film Festival
Posted on: 27/Oct/2015 5:12:57 PM
Actor and dramatist Y. Gee Mahendra`s short film Oru Kilo Taxi was screened at the Orlando Film Festival last well. The actor is touring the US to stage his plays. The film has been directed by US based filmmaker Venky Jayaraman.
Venky had approached the veteran actor in the US in 2013 when the actor was staging his drama Venkata3. Mr. Mahendra was impressed with the filmmaker`s earlier short film and agreed to act in Oru Kilo Taxi. The film was also screened at the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival in New Delhi in September this year.
Speaking about this, Venky said, Typically, Tamil short films are expected to carry a positive social message, so it can gain popularity in film festivals, but given that my film was a dark drama, I was sceptical if Y Gee sir would be OK with donning the role of a swami in the film. But, Y Gee sir being a true artiste, he didn`t focus just on his role, but on the overall script and was a guiding force for the entire team.
