Dr. Vandana said, ” He always showered love on me as ‘Akka Akka’ when we spoke. He was a holy soul who accepted all the responsibilities, helped and adopted my pet dog. Such an incident is unbearable for me. He fought back. May his soul rest in peace”, she said.
When Jagadish spoke he said, “Vetri Duraisamy is the person who helped Rajanayakam’s desire to bring socio-economically and politically backward students into the media as a whole, and to turn his dream project into an institution. Vetri Duraisamy is a person who interacts with humanity not only with humans but also with animals and birds. I express my deepest condolences to the family and staff of Saidai Duraisamy,” he said.
Next Aarti Vetrimaran spoke, “We met for the first time in 2012. This IIFC was the reason for traveling with him. He gave this place for IIFC to take classes and put it into practice. He is a very simple person and very approachable. He has been very cooperative. It was only possible for him to bring this company to this level. My deepest condolences to all his family members,” she said.
Finally, director Vetimaaran says, “When he introduced himself in cinema-related places, he introduced himself as my student. But I have learned a lot from him. We had a lot of common interests that we could agree on. Not only do we have a passion for all of them, but also a passion for them.” He is a very sought after man and is an outstanding ‘wild life’ photographer who has already been selected as the best photographer by National Geographic.
An incident like this happened when I was on a related trip. His participation has always been there in every one of my activities. When we decided to create IIFC he not only said that we can implement it here without any hindrance but also showed his continuous interest here. Not everyone can do this kind of relief, not everyone can act with passion on someone else’s dream. His death is unacceptable to anyone, the mind refuses to accept his death. It is in times like these that we take bold steps forward that can sustain us, our society, and those who have left us.
In honor of Vetri Duraisamy, IIFC is considering giving awards to first time filmmakers and ‘Wildlife’ photographers. The passing away of some people takes away half of us, such a passing away is the passing away of Mr. Vetri Duraisamy,” he concluded.