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by Rinku Gupta Director Susienthiran is known for his in -depth handling of social issues via realistic portrayals which add a touch of authenticity to his stories. In his  latest  film Genius, he tackles the problem of stress that individuals from cities face, as  a by-product of modern  life, with mounting study and work -related pressures, in the urge to get ahead. The hero is Dinesh ( debutant Roshan, also the producer) who starts suffering from mental ill -health due to overwork in his IT  office . The parents ( Naren and Meera Krishnan) take him to a hospital where he's diagnosed with schiziophrenia. The doctor ( Jayaprakash) traces it to stress right from childhood ( no play nor hobbies, only studies and tuitions) to adulthood and says that relaxing his mind is a possible remedy failing which he may have to be hospitalised. When everything else including meditation fails, his dad's family friend ( Singampuli ) takes him to a dubious spa to mee...

Heroine Priya Lal gives us a peek into her experience working in Genius releasing  this week... Gaining everyone’s attention through the debut film ‘Janakan’ playing the daughter role of Suresh Gopi, Priya Lal happened to make a decent embarkation into the film industry. After that she was found playing pretty noticeable roles in Rom-Coms.  She is now making her debut in Tamil cinema through the film ‘Genius’ directed by Susienthiran. She feels privileged to have found an important role in this film.  Priya says, “I am playing an important and a very different role in this film. So far, I am not aware about what the film is and Suseenthiran sir just told me a single line of plot, which instantly urged me to be a part of this film.” Adding more, she says, “I have seen some of his best movies like Vennila Kabadi Kulu, Naan Mahaan Alla, Jeeva and Pandiya Nadu, which have emphasized substantial roles for the heroines. I am playing the role of Jasmine in this film, ...

by Rinku Gupta The First Look of director Suseendran's  next film Genius was launched today. " I was inspired by Aamir Khan's film PK. A serious issue was told in an entertaning manner. I too wanted to tell this story of the extreme pressure parents of school- going kids feel today in an entertaining way. Pressure is a wired that is being used everywhere in the last few years. I have explored this angle in the film."  The producer of the film, Roshan, of Sudesiwood Films, is being introduced as hero. Priya Lol, Monica,  Naren, Jayaprakash, Singampuli, Meera Krishnan, Erode Mahesh and Singamuthu make up the cast. Shobi master and Lalitha have done the choreography. The music is by Yuvan Shankar Raja while RB Gurudev is the cameraman.  Shobi Master said, " Suseendiran touches so many topics like sports, education, thriller etc so I get to explore various genres of dance in each film. He gives a lot of freedom. There is an important message on th...