India, Sept. 3 -- Chandra, Malayalam film industry's latest jewel in the crown, is a celebration of varied technical talents, all pooling in their best work to light up a rare superhero plot that has taken the industry by storm. Director Dominic Arun, cinematographer Nimish Ravi, music director Jakes Bejoy, editor Chaman Chakko and others have come together to lift a movie made on a budget of Rs.30 crore to one of the biggest successes in Malayalam this year.

Excerpts from an interview with director Dominic Arun:

I think it was the prep. We started on the project in 2022 and what began as a small attempt became this project which will now see a series of 5 films being made on the subject. Chandra is just chapter 1.

The turnaround was w...