Thai Piranthal Vazhi Pirukkum

There is a saying in Tamil that says that "once Spring comes, new avenues will opn up" - the month of May was like that. Characters got made. We got one more storyboard artist. We got a Layout Artist. And now a mail from a Sound Designer. The project is attracting talent. In May, we completed the dialogues of the movie (first cut). With my impending travel to Paris, next week - I am hoping to connect with a few Indian there as well. And am more eagerly awaiting the week after when I am in Trivandrum to connect with the core team. May was hectic but the progress is pleasing. And the giant shift in the social media presence. We almost garnered a 1000 likes in this month. And I just noticed in Twitter, that there is so much activity including an 'All the best' from Subramniam Swamy.

A LIKE for Punyakoti

One year back – a few of us got this crazy idea of making a crowdsourced animated Sanskrit movie and a music album by Sri. Ilaiyaraaja. We had no idea that in a year, it will get us, this kind of media attention and support from the creative community within and outside Infosys. In a unique model, we made Punyakoti an open project and divided the movie into 30 segments and asked leading animators/budding directors to visualize a scene each. Almost 20 of it now have leading animators working on it. I was asked to present the model  around the world and received positive feedback and support from the faculty at IIT-B, Art Institute of Atlanta and Stanford. Things I would have never imagined before.

We are now relaunching the website and the project has been selected by Wishberry to run a crowdfunding campaign to complete the animatics and the album for the movie. This will be one of the largest fund raising campaign in India for an animated movie. I need your support to create a social media buzz. I have a humble request. Do LIKE the FB page, if you have not done so already and also ask your friends to LIKE the page. Tweet about the campaign in your circles. Continue to comment and share posts.

This has been one of the biggest personal risks I have taken in my life. But my primary motivation was to create a platform for the budding creative community in the country. Please share this with other creative groups as well that may be interested as I do not have permission to post into some groups. Looking forward to your continuing support, suggestions and feedback.

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Storyboards

The first few storyboards of this month have come in. I love the one where the majestic cow is introduced (0103). Thanks Anoop.

Progress of various scenes in Punyakoti - A status update

Thanks for everyone who supported us financially and with talent to make progress on various scenes in the movie. Now that the train has left the station, the journey is going to be exciting...

The example of Ganga by Chamu Krishna Shastry

Ganga starts as a small trickle. She never delves into her smallness nor question her ability to reach her destination - the faraway sea. She just keep moving forward. Along the way, she collects others like the Yamuna into her flow. She never changes her course nor lose sight of her vision. She continues to retain her original character as well, so when Yamuna merges with Ganga. Yamuna becomes a part of Ganga and not the other way around. And when she finally reaches the sea, she is as big as the sea itself.

What a profound insight from a great man. As the director of Punyakoti, the example of Ganga inspires me to keep moving without losing sight of my goal, take small steps, take people along with me and never compromise. Thankyou sir.