Chennai, Sep.24 (NR): Nandhini JS joins the league of women directors with her debut film, 'Thiru thiru, thuru thuru,' releasing this Friday.

This gold medalist from the Film & Television Institute of Tamil Nadu assisted Priya V on the sets of 'Kanda Naal Mudhal,' besides directing ads and corporate films for Apac, Tanker, Caterpillar, Hindustan and Mitsubishi Motors among others. She also won two Tamil Nadu state awards for her short film, 'Ottam,' in 2003.
Nandhini talks to Mythily Ramachandran on her journey into films.

About Thiru thiru, thuru thuru

"It's a romantic comedy. The two main characters, Arvind and Archana are poles apart. She is a perfectionist, is always punctual, a compulsive cleanliness freak and very methodical. On the other hand, he is a happy go lucky and a lazy slob, not to forget that he is always late. They come together to solve a problem and find themselves in whacky situations. The story is not about their egos, but how despite being so different in their characters, they work together to solve the problem, pertaining to someone else, in this case Mouli sir. It is a light hearted comedy, not slapstick though. There is humour and a sensible film with logic."

The story idea

"It is a story I see in my life and in the lives of others. Couples today are equally involved in every decision making. Even if they are diametrically opposite in nature, they stick together. I have wondered what keeps them together."

On choosing new comers and not stars

"Stars will overshadow the characters and the situations in the plot. I felt new comers would lend credibility to the characters and the story. When I first met Ajmal I found him upbeat and chirpy. I knew I could mould him. Rupa is a Tamilian from Bangalore and a model. This is her debut film. She was able to mimic every expression of mine very well."