Madhavan-starrer 'Maara' was shot in 'such a bad weather', says director

"Every other day we used to get cyclone alerts during shoot. It was very difficult to shoot in such a bad weather. However, eventually we managed get our scenes right once we understood the weather pattern. I remember how for the first few times we all freaked out, but with each passing day it got easier and fun," said Kumar. 

"Then it was like a guessing game since after every couple of days there was an alert. After a while shooting in the rains was never an issue, however you don't see that much rain on screen. We would wait for the rains to stop and get a half an hour window, and sometimes wrap the scene within that half hour," he added. 

The director shared that the first half of the film was entirely shot in a coastal town. 

"We extensively shot on roads, and sometimes when a character is riding a bike or walking on the street, they would not know where exactly the camera was placed. Consequently, we managed to do a lot of candid shots," he said. 

Maara marks the feature film debut of Dhilip Kumar, who had directed a short film titled Kalki in 2015. Maara will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on January 8.