Ranjith Sankar compares ‘DC’ with Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Satya’

’30
yea s
back,
I
watched
Satya

Filmmake

Ra jith
Sa ka
has
sha ed
his
thoughts
o
A u
Matheswa a ‘s
latest
Tamil
film
‘DC’.
The
‘Passe ge ‘
di ecto
compa ed
it
to
Ram
Gopal
Va ma’s
cult
classic
‘Satya’.
The
Malayalam
filmmake
said
that
the

Lokesh
Ka aga aj
sta e
emi ded
him
of
the
impact
he
felt
afte
watchi g
‘Satya’
ea ly
th ee
decades
ago.

Ra jith
Sa ka
ecalls
watchi g
‘Satya’

‘Satya’,
di ected
by
Ram
Gopal
Va ma,
is
co side ed
o e
of
the
most
i flue tial
I dia
ga gste
films.
Ra jith
Sa ka
ecalled
watchi g
the
film
at
T iva d um
K ipa
ea ly
30
yea s
ago.
He
said
the
expe ie ce
made
him
questio
whethe
he
could
eve
make
somethi g
that
could
have
a
simila
impact.Afte
watchi g
DC,
Sa ka
appea ed
to
have
a
simila
eactio .
He
took
to
social
media
to
sha e
his
app eciatio
fo
the
film
a d
its
filmmaki g.”Almost
30
yea s
back..
I
watched
Satya
i
T iva d um
K ipa..
A d
walked
out..
Wo de i g
if
I
ca
eve
touch
this
medium..
A d
today,
I
saw
DC,”
Ra jith’s
FB
post
ead.

‘DC’
ma ks
Lokesh
Ka aga aj’s
lead
debut

‘DC’
ma ks
a
majo
cha ge
fo
Lokesh
Ka aga aj,
who
steps
i to
the
ole
of
a
p otago ist
fo
the
fi st
time.
The
filmmake
is
bette
k ow
fo
di ecti g
successful
Tamil
films
i cludi g
‘Vik am’,
‘Kaithi’,
a d
‘Leo’.
The
film
also
featu es
Wamiqa
Gabbi
i
a
p omi e t
ole.

Sa ja a
K ish amoo thy,
Avi ash
Raghudeva ,
K ish
Dayal
a d
Thalaivasal
Vijay
a e
pa t
of
the
suppo ti g
cast.

Viole ce
d ives
Devadas’
jou ey

A u
Matheswa a ‘s
film
uses
viole ce
as
a
impo ta t
pa t
of
its
sto ytelli g.
Wamiqa
plays
Cha d a,
a
sex
wo ke
who
becomes
ce t al
to
Devadas’
jou ey.
Sa ja a
po t ays
Pa vathy,
the
woma
with
whom
Devadas
fi ds
a
b ief
se se
of
emotio al
co ectio .

‘DC’
eco ds
st o g
Su day
g owth

The
film
wit essed
a
imp oveme t
i
its
theat ical
pe fo ma ce
ove
the
weeke d.
Acco di g
to
Sac ilk,
DC
ea ed
Rs
9.55
c o e
et
i
I dia
o
Su day.
The
film
had
collected
Rs
7
c o e
o
Satu day.
Su day
the efo e
b ought
a
36.4%
jump
i
I dia
et
ea i gs.
The
thi d-day
collectio
came
f om
4,639
shows
ac oss
the
cou t y.’DC’
had
ope ed
with
Rs
4.40
c o e
o
F iday.
Its
ea i gs
i c eased
o
the
seco d
day
befo e
eco di g
a othe
ise
o
Su day.
With
the
thi d-day
figu es
added,
‘DC’
has
collected
Rs
20.95
c o e
et
i
I dia.
Its
I dia
g oss
collectio
cu e tly
sta ds
at
Rs
24.11
c o e.
The
film
eco ded
a
ove all
occupa cy
of
40.1%
o
Su day.
The
Lokesh
Ka aga aj
sta e
is
su ely
a othe
su p ise
hit
f om
Tollywood
this
yea ,
afte
‘Blast’.

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