Mani Ratnam’s latest diktat

With delay woes haunting Kadal, the director has ordered his team to stick clear of the mediaHere’s the most recent on Mani Ratnam’s Kadal, which despite setting out on March 1, has seen many a delay and confusion. We hear that the ace filmmaker, who desired to get done with the project quickly, has now issued a brand new diktat — ordering his entire cast and crew to maintain quiet and make sure no further delays. The director, we understand, aims to release it by the tip of this year.A source tells us, “The film was first haunted by the woes of the strike between the producers and the technical workers. Later, after they began shooting for the film, Mani chose to switch the camera getting used as he wasn’t satisfied.”

Following this, there has been the replacement of the film’s heroine Samantha together with his original choice Thulasi (daughter of yesteryear actress Radha), which has added more confusion to the planned schedule. The source adds, “He has asked his team to keep up a distance from mediapersons and refrain from divulging details to even friends and family. The team, especially because it involves two first time actors, Gautham and Thulasi, because the lead pair, is doing everything to follow the director’s rules.”