Suman Kumar: 'Originally thought of a man at the centre’

Updated On: 17 August, 2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team

Turning director with Keerthy-led Raghu Thatha, The Family Man writer Suman says he flipped the narrative to explore more layers from a woman’s gaze

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Raghu Thatha

Do screenwriters make for better directors? Suman Kumar would be the right person to answer that. The writer made his directorial debut with Keerthy Suresh’s recent release, Raghu Thatha. “If you ask me, screenwriting is harder. Someone has to build it on paper for [the rest] to happen. A director’s job is to keep the vision uniform; it is a lot of people-managing. The writer may write a scene with pasta, and at your location, there is only idli sambar,” he laughs.

Suman Kumar