When Mysskin arrived on the scene, everyone took note of him for his strange name.

Nobody really knew that it was the name of the prince in Dostoevsky’s Idiot.

After doing odd jobs, Mysskin, whose real name is Raja, started as an assistant to director Kathir.

When he branched out on his own and came up with Chithiram Pesuthadi, there were lot of sceptics. The movie started on a slow note.

But the brilliant script and new ideas and its depiction won the audience over. Now the film is a hot hit and its director is a celebrity.

Check out his ideas in this interview.