Meet the forged of ‘TN 2026’, the Tamil movie that has captured all consideration this election season

Actor-cinematographer Natty appears calm and composed forward of the interview, as he chats about work, cinematography and the tough means of a movie’s post-production. “Many underestimate the problem and significance of sound mixing,” he says, and shortly later, actor Thambi Ramaiah makes a loud entrance. The air within the room shifts immediately. On one hand, there’s Natty, bringing a stoic, severe power, whereas Ramaiah brims with an eagerness to speak about all the things — MG Ramachandran’s endurance in politics, the historical past of cinema professionals in politics, the significance of remark in life, and his love for Kannadasan. This unlikely team-up is behind a movie that has actually turned heads this election season in Tamil Nadu.

Natty and Ramaiah headline the upcoming political satire, TN 2026, through which the TN denotes Natty’s character, ‘Thanga Natchthiram’ Kulkanth Kumar. The movie revolves round Kulkanth, a North Indian who involves Chennai for livelihood, and the way he turns into an actor, a famous person, after which a political chief. Ramaiah has written the story of the movie, which his son, filmmaker Umapathy S, has directed. “I like speaking about politics. Solely cinema stars and politicians grow to be topics of ridicule among the many frequent public. Equally, politics and cinema are likely to criticise one another. As a comedy author, I’ve all the time desired to jot down such political satires,” says Ramaiah, on what impressed him to jot down the movie.