Working with Kamal Haasan in Vishwaroopam helped inspired me a lot in Take Off : Mahesh Narayanan

Take Off is the latest talk of M Town. The movie has been getting extraordinary reports and highly positive word of mouth ever since it’s release on Friday. Critics have rated it as a must watch for some stellar performances and for the one of it’s kind attempt in Mollywood.

Take Off, marked the directorial debut of editor Mahesh Narayanan. A veteran in editing, Mahesh has worked in over 50 movies in several languages. One of his best works till date was in Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam, released in 2013.

The Iraq war stricken portions in Take Off had a similar tone to those in Vishwaroopam. Mahesh Narayanan in a recent interview admitted that working with Kamal Haasan was a great experience and that inspired him as a filmmaker in Take Off. He also acknowledged that it was Kamal Haasan who showed to him the possibilities of VFX. It must also be noted that the cinematographer of Vishwaroopam, Sanu Varghese was the DOP in Take Off. So that prior experience gained while working on such a big movie has certainly helped the team to pull it off with great quality, staying within the budget constraints of Mollywood.

Take Off is a story about nurses who got trapped in the Tikrit region in Iraq during the ISIS attacks in 2014. The movie is inspired from real life incidents where around 40 Malayali nurses from were rescued from the war zone by the Indian government.

The movie is jointly written by Mahesh Narayanan and PV Shaji Kumar. Parvathy Menon, Kunchako Boban and Fahadh Faasil played the major roles while Asif Ali has done a brief cameo.

Take Off was made as a tribute to late filmmaker Rajesh Pillai. The movie is funded by Anto Joseph and Shebin Becker in association with Rajesh Pillai Films.