Tharun Moorthy is an Indian film director and screenplay writer who predominantly works in Malayalam Cinema, with his first film being Operation Java.
13 Facts About Tharun Moorthy
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Early in his career, Moorthy was a part of the performing arts industry, acting in theatre and in kathakali productions since a young age.
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Tharun Moorthy went on to become an assistant professor in the field of computer science engineering and had a period where he made advertisements for television.
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Tharun Moorthy stated that his father was the first to notice and push him into writing scripts for films.
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The film was a success despite this, resulting in Tharun Moorthy releasing a new film poster with the tagline "Those who don't want to lose".
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Tharun Moorthy replied that it was not arrogance but "my pride" that led him to purposefully pick actors that are not already big names in the industry to help them progress as actors, since to him cinema is "not just business for us, it's art".
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Tharun Moorthy had the film open with an apology note to all the actors who were ultimately rejected or whose scenes were reduced during production.
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The film itself was originally decided by Tharun Moorthy after seeing the situation involving the leak of the film Premam and the real investigation case that was solved by two younger men.
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Tharun Moorthy first conceived of the film after seeing a newspaper clipping about the real life case the film is based on.
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Tharun Moorthy had difficulty in obtaining a release date for the film as the lack of popular well-known actors in the production inhibited the potential audience size.
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Tharun Moorthy stated that his method of filmmaking involves deciding on the characters and what their faces look like, then leaving finding the corresponding actors to the casting director.
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Tharun Moorthy attributed his successes to the supporters that helped him make his films in the manner and style he desired, particularly for Saudi Vellakka.
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Tharun Moorthy noted that while his primary goal as a filmmaker is to "entertain the audience", he hoped to give his viewers "food for thought" about meaningful issues affecting contemporary society, such as cybercrime for Operation Java and the massive backlog of pending court cases for Saudi Vellakka.