Mayan will appeal globally: Director Rajesh Kannan

The first look teaser of Mayan, which is directed by Rajesh Kannan, was released with great fanfare, at Prasad Lab, in Chennai recently. The film starring Vinod and Priyanka Arul Murugan in the lead was received well. Speaking at the event, Rajesh Kannan said, "The title, Mayan, is bound to make many people think of the Mayan culture. However, that culture is over three thousand years old.If you look at our history -- the history of Tamil civilization, it is over 25000 years old. More importantly, the term Shivan goes back even before that. Therefore, as far as I am concerned, the Tamil Shivan is Mayan."
The film is a Tamil and English bilingual. And the reason he chose to make this a bilingual was because the story and screenplay of this film is bound to suit any geographical territory in this world. "Be it China, Mexico or the Los Angeles, this film will appeal to audiences all over the world. The salient features of the Tamil culture and civilization must be taken to the outside world. So, we decided to make it in Tamil and in English simultaneously."
The film's hero Vinod adds, "I know Rajesh sir... he is also a Shiva devotee like me. This is my first film in Kollywood. This opportunity has come to me because of Lord Shiva. This teaser looks great because of the amazing work from the entire team." Priyanka said, "I am a Tamil girl and I am proud that I am a part of a Hollywood film. Very rare to see an English Indian film. I am grateful to director Rajesh Kannan for giving me this opportunity."