Thani Oruvan: Politics and ideology Part-1 | A conversation with Mohan Raja | Sudhir Srinivasan

As #ThaniOruvan, recently hit the five year mark recently, Mohan Raja, the man behind the blockbuster, discusses the 'Politics and Ideology' behind the
#JayamRavi-Arvind Swami starrer and touches upon #ThaniOruvan2, in this chat with Sudhir Srinivasan. Watch out for the second part of the conversation!
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[@EudaimonicTraveler]

Watching this interview is a dream come true. I enjoyed watching GVM's interview on Kaakha Kaakha. In the same way, I wished to see an interview with Mohan Raja for Thani Oruvan, and now I don't have to wait for it anymore. The energy he has while answering the questions is amazing! As an introvert, I now understand why I'm able to resonate a lot with Mithran. Mohan Raja himself is an introvert expressing his gift of creativity through films. Art does have the power to inspire and create a change. I watched Thani Oruvan a few days before the anniversary. I relished every scene in the movie. I never got bored even though I knew what was going to happen. The element of love fit very well. The proposal scene is undoubtedly one of the best scenes in Tamil cinema. The dark humor was indeed the only way to ease the tension here and there in the movie. Music was powerful, and it played a huge role from the beginning until the end. As he said, everyone performed their work to their best, which resulted in a masterpiece. Thank you, Mohan Raja sir, for creating Thani Oruvan!🙂

[@sripriyav5295]

Always loves to watch raja's interview

[@blankboy3828]

Love the energy of Mohan Raja sir, which shows the passion for cinema💓

[@nadashasajith8674]

He's like a fire cracker🔥🔥 so passionate and intelligent!!!

[@ncprasad]

Sudhir, you are at another level these days. Love the turn you've made towards these long smart discussions. And Mohan Raja is a firecracker as usual. Hope he takes his time and only makes movies that he is passionate about.

[@Dr.NikashVinoth]

What a craftsman he is Mohan Raja ♥️🤩🔥

[@mkn5165]

i hope he works with Subha writer in Thanioruvan2 also..

[@arjunreghunath7919]

Yes bro Without them This part2 doesnt work out

[@krishnadj10]

Another sensible interview ❤️❤️❤️

[@Blackgamer-mh5sc]

Raja sir interview is always special to me..

[@hariganeshraja]

1st view 1st comment... Listening to Jayam Raja is bliss❤️ always

[@sachindeshpande5044]

Watch at 0.75x

[@nishanthsk3350]

Movie characters are running in my mind .. tempted to watch the movie again .. awesome interview

[@natrajnatraj2953]

🔥best action thriller from Raja sir👏👌 waiting for part-2 sir👍

[@martinmurugan52]

One of the best director

[@arunkumar.1849]

Wait panrom... adhukaaga ivalo naal konjo seekram Thani oruvan 2 seekram start panunga raja sir adhu podhu

[@achyuthnarasimhan1129]

In a year of unpleasant surprises, a lone pleasant surprise. Thanks MegaMind.

[@varunprakash6207]

Thani oruvan one of the Finest movie which Good Vs Evil and wonderful conservation between Sudhir & Mohan raja speak about hidden details of movies & Thani oruvan speak about Two sides of Good and bad 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Ravikumar-kn7zp]

Enna passion Raja sir ungalaku...keep doing gr8 movies

[@vasudevand706]

Loved this interview to core semma detailed explanation & research behind how thanioruvan happens. It clearly shows pure passion about cinema for Mohan Raja sir. Superbly anchored the interview by Sudhir bro not usual questions. It is very engaging👌👍🔥

[@Mugu_Kanna]

Best interview. That Part after Knowing Iraniyan Input to Siddharth Abimanyu. 👍🏻👍🏻😊

[@sujin288]

Best interview I hav seen..❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@zizoucris10]

what passion! amazing

[@fairudeenfairudeen9737]

Thalaivaa marana waiting for thani oruvan 2

[@sreedharvs8404]

Hey Sudhir, I wish you get all the success, such a sensible and an enjoyable interview. You have mastered the art of taking pleasant, intellectual and at the same time probing interviews. Keep going!

[@PCshoots]

With the same passion and hardwork raja sir can make gems in every genre ! Looking forward to see mohan raja sir's craft in full length Romance,comedy,drama and all the genres

[@hari6135]

Aravind swamy sir mass

[@cycmech973]

evlo padam miss aach romba munnadi vandirkalame im from kerala a big fan of thani oruvan part 2 vendame ravi ye vech innoru padam pannalame

[@yuvakarthick3535]

Woooooowwwww😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@yuvarajkuppusamy9527]

36:46 ♥️♥️

[@dr.anushanaayak794]

🔥🔥🔥👏

[@arunkrishna1225]

The way they show the the role of IPS officer is true .

[@ganeshmuralivenkatesan3638]

Good episode and lookback success story. @Sudhir - Felt your questions were very lengthy and over doing when the host like Mohan Raja is already down to earth kinda person. Just a thought.

[@randomjinx1001]

"You earned it".. you missed this Raja. From this dialogue it would have equally balanced Mithran and Sidharth

[@faezsahabudeen]

Love u sudhir...

[@sridharsubramani6772]

35:00

[@santhoshshivan4295]

Please do it for NGK movie 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@sabareishmanokaran271]

After seeing this interview, it is very clear that he is mithran , jayam ravi was just an actor who was potraying him.

[@karthikkumar8652]

I love Mithran want to be like him.

[@Suraj-uk9yj]

Wi8ing for Thani oruvan 2... Eager to see villain character from the movie.. மரணம் 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥vegama release panungapa....

[@jaissunsiva8707]

Do a discussion on velaikaran please

[@shivajerry8985]

Lot of things learn from him....

[@highvoltageani]

Maybe you brought up Batman into the conversation.. but it was evident when Mr.Raja said this at @16:48, it reminded me of Nolan's Batman Trilogy where Joker says.. "This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object". Great interview content as always.

[@suriyamuthumani4128]

Thani oruvan is the tamil version of "The Dark Night"

[@karthikramm1725]

@@suriyamuthumani4128 thani oruvan similar to Batman and Velayudham similar to Spiderman's ideology (ellarume Velayudham, Naan mattum illa)

[@thenameissingh4453]

Enku mithran sir...

[@maheshk6194]

Sundar picchai sir... Neengala

[@films3495]

subs would do lot of help to other lang people , please add it

[@maagihn6043]

Sudheer bro, inter view vetrimaran...

[@maagihn6043]

From the 1st movie to upcoming project...

[@Shashikumarmanjunathan]

Pro active hero is nothing but Batman

[@balamurali4133]

Copy Right Strike from Sony Music Entertainment -Thani Oruvan BGM

[@Sri-wg3ne]

Sudhir, why didn't you ask him why the super intelligent super rich villain is from a poor humble background? Which oppressive millionaire in our country is like that?

[@bareblack09]

Answer to your 1st qn:- Palani a.k.a Siddharth's mother gives birth to Siddharth in minister's car in the beginning of the movie is not just a coincidence but if you watch the movie clearly you would understand that it was Siddharth who created that opportunity for himself before he comes to this world, that's how Sengalvaraayan gets introduced to the minister, he is just evil by birth, so it doesn't matter where he is born, this movie is like "the dark knight" you gotta watch it multiple times to understand everything what the director tried to say. Answer to your 2nd qn:- Read the movie's disclaimer.

[@Sri-wg3ne]

@@bareblack09 Nobody can be evil by birth. Your wording sounds vicious. Only by circumstances only people become evil or good, the one prominent man who was shown to be from a humble background is shown as evil, this shows the mindset of the director. He corrected this aspect in Velaikkaran.

[@bareblack09]

@@Sri-wg3ne Did you watch the deleted scenes of this movie? In one scene Palani manipulates his friend and the tea shop owner to steal the snacks, so what circumstances do you think would have made a 8 year old to manipulate people like that?

[@Sri-wg3ne]

@@bareblack09 That's what I'm asking you. Why did he show that boy from a humble background as that way as if he is born that way? Nobody is born evil. Why did they director portray a boy from a humble background as born evil?? Which evil millionaire in our country is from a humble background?

[@bareblack09]

@@Sri-wg3ne I think that's the liberty the director took for himself, he never mentioned anywhere as to why Siddharth became evil because the movie that we watch is actually Mithran's point of view, Mithran doesn't care about how Siddharth became evil because he doesn't want to change him but to defeat him. Defeating a powerful enemy is his goal in this movie.