What encouraged Raju to make a rural-based Tamil film was the success of films like "Kalloori" and "Paruthiveeran". He underwent theatre and film-making courses during his stint in the United States. He worked as a computer scientist in Boston and returned to India four years ago. Touted as a coming-of-age film with a difference, "Varnam" brings out the many shades of adolescence, says debutant director and co-producer S.M. The film, set in the rural heartland of Tamil Nadu, has been shot in the locales of Munnar, Pandrimalai, Pannaikadu and Manjaparappu. During the audition test in which 300 others participated, he was found to have the body language of a rural boy and the command of the language that was needed. Giri was spotted while he was playing volleyball in Chinnalapatti. The others in the cast are Gautham ("Sandaikozhi") and Vijay Sethupathi. Muthukumar (Koothuppattarai actor) debuts as villain. Aswatha, who acted in "Ombathu Rupai Nottu," "Pirivom Sandipom", "Ayyavazhi" and "Valmiki", plays another school student. Monica ("Silandhi") dons the role of a teacher. New face 18-year-old Giri plays the hero. The story revolves around a boy who goes to live with his uncle after his father's death and what happens to him when he joins a school there and witnesses life, villainy, caste clashes, love, etc "Varnam" basically is life seen through the viewpoint of a teenager.
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