Yet another aghori enters Tamil cinema

At a set resembling Haridwar, erected at MGR Film City, we spotted veteran actor Sayaji Shinde dressed as an aghori. Seen along with him were a few other artistes, who, too, were in similar get-up. A few members of the crew were seen setting up a Shivalingam on the spot while a few others were monitoring the arrangements required for blue screen technology. Debutant director Rajkumar, who asserts Aghori as a first-of-its-kind project, says that around 200 people were auditioned to portray the role of aghoris.
Finally, many of them were chosen based on their features, hairstyle, etc, and all of them had attended a workshop for a week.
Rajkumar says, “Aghori is a bilingual, and will be released in Telugu with a different title. The film, the basic plot of which is the fight between the good and evil, has CG-generated scenes that will appear for almost an hour. Danger Mani has come on board as the stunt choreographer for the project, which was shot with six cameras. Jayachandran and Vasanth are handling the art department and cinematography respectively. Currently in the last leg of production, Aghori has Mime Gopi, Riyaz Khan and Sruthi Ramakrishnan among others in prominent roles.”
RP Bala, one of the producers and dialogue writer for the movie, says Sayaji Shinde was approached for the film because he’s known for his versatility in pulling off diverse roles. “He said ‘yes’ immediately after I narrated the script and was excited to be a part of the project. The kind of contribution he has made is many times more than what we expected from him. While Sayaji Shinde plays the titular role, Mime Gopi will be seen as a tantrik, and Madhu Babu (who’s also part of Prabhas’s Saaho) plays the antagonist.”