India, Feb. 28 -- Pushkar and Gayatri have earned the reputation of being smart filmmakers. Their films and shows - be it Vikram Vedha or Suzhal: The Vortex - have always ignited chatter. As Suzhal returns for a second season on Prime Video, the filmmakers chat with HT about the show and how their research can lead them to unusual rabbit holes. (Also read: Suzhal The Vortex creators Pushkar-Gayatri say show makes Broadchurch, Mare of Eastown's genre 'as Indian as possible')

The first season of Suzhal felt like a self-contained story, but the makers are now back with season 2. Pushkar explains, "This was always the plan. We wanted to take the story of Sakkarai and Nandini (played by Kathir and Aishwarya Rajesh, respectively) and give them...