We did extensive research for Aval: Siddharth

Siddharth, who is gearing up for the release of horror flick Aval, has spilled the beans on the film, which is slated to release on November 3rd. Apart from playing the male lead, he has co-written this script with director Milind Rau.

Siddharth had also co-produced this venture on behalf of his production company Etaki Entertainment along with Viacom18 Motion Pictures. ‘Trident Arts’ Ravindran is in charge of the film’s distribution (Tamil Version), with ‘Vikram Vedha’ being his latest outing.

Speaking about the movie, Siddharth says, “I am a huge fan of horror movies and has always felt iconic horror films are fewer in Indian cinema. This was the reason myself and Milind Rau decided to make ‘Aval’. I and Milind Rau are very good friends for ages, from the time we worked as assistant directors with Mani Ratnam sir. Though ‘Aval’ is based on a real-life incident, we also did an extensive research about this script, genre and audience’s mindset about horror. We must admit that the concept of horror in Indian cinema has changed a lot over the past couple of decades that it has been diluted heavily. We wanted to do a pure horror movie on par with ‘The Conjuring’, ‘Paranormal Activity’ and ‘The evil dead’ and that idea was the birth of ‘Aval’. Aval’ is a hardcore horror flick which will scare and frighten the audience with a strong content and at every opportunity.”