Speaking of Aayirathil Oruvan’s budget, Selvaraghavan recalls, “Aayirathil Oruvan is not really a big-budget film. Though it could be considered a big budget, the producers invested only 60% of the money. I used my own money to make the rest of the film and it took me 15 years to clear my debts.”
Selvaraghavan decided that he needed to take the responsibility for the budget after a point. “I felt it was unfair to ask for more than what we had discussed for the budget. So I took up the responsibility. The producer was able to recover the money from the release. But I was paying my dues until 3 years ago,” says the director, who further adds that one can even mount a bigger film on a small budget, with experience and the use of technology.
