My statement for May 18th, Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.
We remember the tens of thousands of Tamils massacred in Mullivaikkal. Our struggle for justice honours the memories of the victims.
Today we renew our calls for an end to silence and impunity.
#Neelira releases in theatres today. An Eelam Tamil story told through mainstream cinema, led by an Eelam Tamil director and cinematographer, with many Eelam Tamils in the cast and crew, myself included.
How I’m feeling about it, a thread 🧵:
💫London to Paris - 5 Eelam Tamils run over 600km to raise money for the homeland
Five British Tamils have completed a non-stop run from London to Paris in under 48 hours, to raise money for charitable causes across the homeland.
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https://t.co/ggmjHIGuZ7
This guy @Suriya_offl did this entire sequence in 1 take. Sudha revealed that they filmed only 2 takes for this scene and okayed the 2nd take.
Since lights were running out and they are out of time, they asked Suriya to finish this in the second take and he nailed it.