Dear Prabu,
Your approach is excellent . I assure that it will give you a very good future , and God bless you
for your good health. I am Dr.Ari, your dad's friend from Adayar, chennai.
Best of luck. regards, Dr.Arivazhagan.

this movie conveys a good message.. all d best for ur future ventures...

Prabu anna, the movie was great. Good luck for this project and furthermore projects. I learnt from your 1 min film how young women in villages are suffering from mental illness causing them to die. I will do anything to help them. I hope you'll win the contest and produce the movie. All the Best.

Ved Ameresh

Ricardo, thanks for your post, for it addresses essential points about my film. First and foremost, this film is not intended to convey the message: “your life is valuable, please don’t consider suicide”. You’re right that concept has been beaten to death and frankly it would be irresponsible for us to pitch a film that unnecessarily dramatizes such a sensitive topic in many people’s lives.

Though the video pitch above conveys a rather somber reality, and the film is meant to directly address this issue, by no means will this be a generic, sappy film aimed at fostering sympathy. Our audience here is not the suicidal individual, but the society that facilitates this harsh reality in rural South India. And to be widely popular and broadly reach it’s intended audience, the film must contain the artful elements of song-and-dance, comedy, love and culture of a successful Indian film. In a society where depression is often viewed as a curse or punishment instead of a medical illness and where suicide is 14 times the rate found in the U.S. among 15-24 year old women (something we cannot even begin to fathom in the west) it is about time that the socio-cultural pervasiveness and broad reach of film in this part of the world be exploited for all it is worth to take steps toward correcting a major societal problem.

This film will incite immense laughter, tears, anger, and a positive sense of urgency to see those around us who we take for granted in a new light. In the process, we will instruct young women feeling trapped and hopeless, as to how they can find professional care and recover from mental illness (we’re working with medical colleges in India to ensure that this is done with realism and accuracy, because many of these young women have never been told what options exist to improve their health). It is also important to note that this film will not only address the stigmatization of mental health but integral to the messages of the film are considerations of caste (class) differences, the patriarchal treatment of women and economic upliftment of marginalized populations.

In terms of international scope; the synergy of intense realism, public health relevance and more traditional artistic elements of Indian cinema is sure to have appeal both inside India and abroad. Keep in mind that a more typical Tamil language film, called “Sivaji” internationally grossed $45 million last year. Our intent here isn’t a profit, but our film will be carefully crafted to have the elements necessary to be widely watched in India and widely appreciated abroad.

It is such a generic message and overplayed. Your delivery is less than dramatic. Everyone loves you, your life has meaning, you failed suicide(s), has been done many times before. I don't see what separates this from the others, or that taking it to India makes this different or better in terms of content. Unless an Indian audience has not witnessed a generic storyline such as this and have not been able to identity with its contents, I don't see it going anywhere. Especially outside of India this production wouldn't stand a chance.

From Arcot this is superb video we supporting you all

Best of Luck Vinayak and Prabu!!!

We have the next Mani Ratnam here!

vinayak anna i am hoping this is working good luck

Prabu we wish you from India on your project.