SPEECH WITH THE SPITFIRE: GAUTHAM VASUDEV MENON

Gautham Menon Speaks on Yohan
What about your film with Ilaiya Thalapathi Vijay?

It’s starting in June. It’s one of our biggest films, and I’m really looking forward to it.

Looking at the title, Yohan: Adhyaayam Ondru (Yohan: Episode One) – is it a part a series?

Yes, the film will have sequels. We’re going to set up a character that people will want to come back and watch, like a James Bond kind of thing.

Fair enough – but why Yohan?

Yohan’s a very popular Christian name. It’s another form of John, actually. In Christian circles, people will definitely know what it means. We wanted something unique.

There’s been a lot of talk that the film’s posters were inspired by a French film.

See, if you look at what people have done on the Net – they’ve actually taken our posters, and put it on shots of Will Smith and other French films. We haven’t done that. The official posters we came out with, the ones that appeared in the newspapers and magazine, are all original. The ones that appeared on the Net are what fans have pulled out and used on other images. They’re not what we’ve done. It’s not a remake or an inspired film. It’s original in every way.

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