it was a sunny saturday in vadapalani chennai but inside the floor of one of the many studios that dot the localitys landscape romance was in the air clad in a bright yellow sari priya bhavani shankar presented a sight as sunny as the weather outside while sj suryah dressed in black jeans and a greyish shirt was keenly observing the steps that a couple of assistant choreographers performed we were at the last days shoot of radha mohans bommai which sees this monster pair reuniting for the second time the director was observing the actors via the monitor along with choreographer raju sundaram who gave out instructions over the micthe set couldnt have been simpler art director kadhirr had recreated a dry grassland of sorts on the elevated sound stage the background was a blue screen over which visual effects would be done during postproductionthis setup was quite different from that of another song in the film a couple of months ago on a rainy day we had dropped in to witness the shoot of that song which was picturised in a nondescript studio lot on the outskirts of the city this one had a more artistic backdrop with mannequins and expressionist artwork that included a womans face a butterfly and gears dressed in a striking red gown priya bhavani shankar starkly stood out amidst the grey background sj suryah was wearing a painters apron over his checked shirt choreographer brindas assistants demonstrated the postures for the two actors while the choreographer was in discussion with cinematographer richard m nathan over the camera movementsduring the break the team spoke to us about the film and their roles its a romantic story but the approach is different i dont want to reveal much now but there is an element involving the complications of the human brain in this story teases radha mohansuryah plays an artist who works in a factory that manufactures mannequins we went to a factory in bengaluru to shoot some of the scenes he informs suryah was apt for this role when i approached him he liked the story so much that he came forward to produce it himself he completely surrendered himself to the script he praises his stari didnt have to do much of a preparation technically save for the finer techniques like how to hold the brush and stuff like that but the emotions had to be distinct when he is with the girl the character had to be in a total romantic mood and while when she isnt beside him he has to look like someone who has lost everything in a storm chips in suryahhe says that the way radha mohan had conceived the character was an advantage for him it suited my body language in fact id go and observe him when he went to narrate the story to the other technicians to capture the nuances that was my workshop so on the shooting spot i could instantly deliver what he