An Engineer Turned Film Maker

An engineer-turned-film maker, Deeraj Vaidy, the director of the much-discussed and hyped project Jil Jung Juk, says that he ventured shooting a video just to vent out the pressure of studying.

“I was fascinated by the concepts of three dimensions of physics – mass, length, and time. A random discussion with my friend Mohan Ramakrishnan led us to an idea of giving human forms to these physical dimensions. And thus the characters Jil (Nanjil Sivaji), Jung (Jambulingam), and Juk (Jaguar Jagan) were born. Jil Jung Juk is a story about the three characters and their journey to complete a mission”, says Deeraj.  

Deeraj adds, “Producer Siddharth has been very supportive to us. In fact, this film was shot in just 38 days, and the producer ensured that everything was in place.” When asked about the genre of this curiously pictured shots, Deeraj says that it is hard for him to classify a film like this and that if required, it can maybe classified as a crime comedy or a fantasy crime film.

Going back to the beginning, we asked Deeraj whether he doubts his decision of becoming a filmmaker, he answers with the determination to succeed. I’ve created many short films and written many short stories before I entered the celluloid as a director, and it is signified in the most important punchline of Jil Jung Juk, “If you have to achieve something big, you shouldn’t hesitate to  take up small things.”