An Analysis of Auteur Theory: Vetrimaaran as an ‘Auteur’

Abstract

The aim of this article is to highlight the uniqueness and identity in films which are examined with the limits of ‘Auteur Theory’. The study focuses on the personal style of a director in a peculiar way. It is a French film theory that discusses about the philosophy of Auteur notes. The director reflects individual style, vision, techniques, innovation, personality and creativity in making a film. This theory considers that the director is equal to literary writer. The entire paper analyses the various aspects of a Kollywood director Vetrimaaran’s movies and also it evaluates his commitment from Polladhavan to Asuran in which he stepped out from the common Kollywood principles of making a film. Particularly, this paper focuses on Vetrimaaran’s unique aesthetic, technical style and the psychology of the audience that has made him fame in Kollywood