Vetrimaaran pens his first web series Nilamellam Ratham

Vetrimaaran will not only be penning the script, but will also be the show runner and producing it through his Grassroot Film Company. The series is to be directed by Ramesh Balakrishnan.

The web series will feature director Ameer in the lead and have music by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Interestingly, this will be the first time that Vetrimaaran and Yuvan will be working together.

Participating in an event, Vetrimaaran said, “Director Ameer called me one day and said I have an idea, see if we could work on it. We thought that this would be great if it was the pitch for a web series. I have been having this thought for a long time. I believe that this is a golden era for screenwriters. As long as you have something relevant to say and as long as you have someone to back you, you can write as much as you want, however you want.

“There is a lot of creative freedom in this space. If you want to do a script for a film, you are bound by a maximum of 250 pages. That’s all. But if you are doing a web series, you can explore as much as you want. It is very exciting and challenging.”