Trust Bala to get the flavor right always.
The maverick director is one who gives the local feel the way it is.
He managed to convey the pain of love and the life inside an asylum in Sethu. In Nanda, the life of refugees inside a camp was fleshed out with sincerity.
In Pithamagan, he brought to life the happenings in a far-flung small town with two diverse characters.
In Naan Kadavaul, Bala is handling a tale that rings around sadhus and seers.
The film that stars Arya and Bhavana is being currently shot on the banks of the historical Ganges.
Bala has used several sadhus to get the feel of the movie right.
And when the Kumbh Mela is currently on, Bala must have thought this must be the right moment to incorporate the big event into the script.
The latest from the Naan Kadavul camp is that Bala is shooting the Kumbh Mela to bring realism to the story.