Ahead of the theatrical release of ‘Dorothy’, director Karthik Subbaraj opened up about the film and called it the “most emotional story” he has told so far. The film stars Keerthy Suresh in the lead and marks Karthik’s 10th directorial.

Karthik Subbaraj calls ‘Dorothy’ his most emotional story

Taking to his X handle, just hours before the release, he wrote, “It’s #DorothyDay and though it’s my 10th film, am as excited and nervous as i was on the day of release of my first film Pizza.”

‘Dorothy’ changed Karthik Subbaraj

Karthik Subbaraj said the time he spent making ‘Dorothy’ changed him in many ways. He described the film as the closest to reality among all the films he has made so far.He wrote, “The days I have spent making this film have changed me as a person, as a filmmaker , as an artist , as a human. This film is the most close to reality film i have made and it’s the most emotional story i have told so far.”The director also revealed that the story is based on several real incidents from the 1990s.

Karthik says he believed in the audience

Karthik also revealed that he was often asked about the belief behind making a story like ‘Dorothy’ and taking it to mainstream cinema. He wrote, “On what belief you want to make this film? My Answer was and is ‘ My belief on the AUDIENCE ‘”The ‘Retro’ director also requested audiences to watch ‘Dorothy’ in theatres and avoid spoilers before watching the film. He asked viewers not to share clips or reveal important parts of the story so that others could experience the film in theatres.

About ‘Dorothy’

Written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj, ‘Dorothy’ stars Keerthy Suresh along with Sananth and Rishikanth. The film has music by Ilaiyaraaja and is set in the 1990s.Last night, Dhanush also praised the film calling it a “masterpiece” by Keerthy Suresh.