Boys (2003)

Interesting facts

Boys is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age musical film directed by Shankar. It stars Siddharth, Bharath, S. Thaman, Manikandan, Nakkhul and Genelia, in her debut. The score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman. The story revolves around six youngsters, who experience the downfalls of adolescent life. The film was released on 29 August 2003.

Production

By early 2002, Shankar had postponed the making of Robot starring Kamal Haasan and Preity Zinta to start a much smaller film titled Boys, intending to cast newcomers. Shankar opted to introduce five debutants to play the lead characters and held auditions in 2002, with over 500 applicants being video tested.

Siddharth had initially worked as an assistant director to Mani Ratnam in Kannathil Muthamittal, and the co-writer of that film, Sujatha was insistent that Siddharth audition for Boys. After consulting with Ratnam, he met Shankar, auditioned, and got the role of Munna.

Ravi K. Chandran was the principal director of photography; he introduced the linking of 62 cameras for the first time and the use of time-freeze technology in Boys. Cinematographers K. V. Anand and V. Manikandan were credited for filming two songs, while directors Gandhi Krishna and Balaji Sakthivel were a part of Shankar's assistant team.

Boys was launched at the Kalaivaanar Arangam in Chennai with Rajinikanth attending the event as the chief guest of the function and the new cast was introduced to the media. Filming began later that day, and two days later a teaser trailer of the film was broadcast on television.

The song "Ale Ale" was picturised at the Bridestowe Estate Lavender Farm in Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia where cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran linked 62 cameras, using a new 'time-freeze' technique with the help of Australian cinematographer Mark Ruff's rig.

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