Dream Warrior Pictures recently unveiled the first look of its upcoming feature film, Aruvi. The film, which has been doing the rounds at various film festivals, features a lawyer, Aditi Balan, in the lead. The socio-political drama has a cast filled with newcomers, except for Lakshmi Gopalswami, who has done a few Kannada and Malayalam films.Directed by debutant Arun Prabu Purushothaman, the film is divided into four segments, with each one throwing light on how people influence the titular character, Aruvi.
SR Prabhu says, “We did not expect this kind of positive response, but this has given us the boost to promote the film better. Given the positive reactions to the film at different film festivals, we are confident that it will work out.” Talking about the casting, he says, “The audition was held in 2015, and the lead was selected from over 600 people. We wanted someone who could represent the audience... someone from the audience “
Prabhu says the project started by accident when a friend sent him the script. “We met at 10 am and the discussions went on till well after midnight. After all the discussions, I decided that this is the script I should be doing.” It still took two years for the film to get made. “At first, I did not want to bankroll the film because I wasn’t sure there was a market for such content. Now, after having made content-driven films like Maya, Joker and Managaram, I have more optimism,” he says. “It might have gone to many film festivals, but it is definitely a mainstream film, which I’m sure our regular audience will appreciate as well.”