This was supposed to be a video interview with Andrea Jeremiah.The technicalities were in place, the set-up was ready, and both of us were facing the camera.Bam! The internet let us down, the interview happened over a phone call instead.
These interviews would have happened in person if it were not for the coronavirus.
Among other aspects it has changed is how cinema is made and consumed.
Amazon Prime Video’s recent offering, Putham Pudhu Kaalai, is Tamil cinema’s attempt to be part of the ‘new normal’.
It also marks Andrea’s debut foray into the world of OTT.
“Putham Pudhu Kaalai marked a number of firsts in my career.This is my first anthology.This is my OTT debut.
Although I’ve worked with Rajiv Menon for advertisements, this is my first such project with him.The fact that we shot during the lockdown was itself a miracle,“ says the actor, whose generally positive attitude apparently took a hit during the lockdown.It is interesting that her real-life persona took this lockdown to find much needed inner content.Similarly, the actor plays a musician, a drug addict, who benefits from the lockdown in the Rajiv directed short, Reunion.
