Filmmaker Raju Murugan's latest directorial, Japan, starring Karthi in the lead role is out in cinemas worldwide and is the actor's landmark 25th film in his glorious career. The hit director, who is known best for his films Cuckoo (2014), Joker (2016), and Gypsy (2020), recently sat down with Galatta to talk about his Japan and address whether the heist action comedy entertainer is based on a jewelry store burglary. Speaking about whether his film with Karthi is based on a real-life incident, Raju Murugan said, "No, it's not like that. This film is completely fictional based on my own imagination. There will be elements from my personal observations included in the story. Although there will be a collection of those aspects, this is a fictional story."
Addressing his speech at the Japan audio launch last month and how he said at the time that the film will raise the question of who the real thief is, Raju Murugan explained, "I've said this before about how Charlie Chaplin, M. R. Radha, and artistes like them did a satire on society with sarcasm. This isn't relegated to the politicians or the system but is rather a question posed to the entire society. If there's a burglar in our society, that question is addressed to everyone because such a space exists in each of us. We take money for votes and we say that the system is wrong. In such a scenario, there are many basic differences in us as a society. At such a point, we have to look at every one. The questions we ask the politicians need to be posed to the society. The people need to be assembled as a system and that's what many are doing constantly. This query is posed to the general society."
Watch Japan director Raju Murugan's interview below:
