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Film content around marijuana usually turns preachy or belongs to the dark humour category. But debutant director Sugan Jay’s SonyLIV series Accidental Farmer and Co, about a person who accidentally finds marijuana in his land, is an all-out comedy. The series is set in a fictional village called Manmadha Gramam, and the weed sold by the hero goes by the name, Rathi. As you can imagine, director Sugan Jay comes from a family of farmers and is fascinated about agriculture. “I grew up around farms. This series is my attempt at recreating the life of characters I saw while I was a kid,” he says, and clarifies with a laugh that they, of course, were growing legal crops.

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Vaibhav, on the other hand, chose this series as it takes him back to the villages after Chennai 600028 II. “The character Chella (protagonist) is innocent and casual, just like my real-life persona. I thought that the writing of Sugan was extremely rooted,” he says. Vaibhav’s Chella ends up accidentally cultivating marijuana on a land he inherits from his grandfather, and the simpleton that he is, sells it as a medicinal herb. For lack of references to base such a unique character on, Vaibhav stuck to following the instructions of the director. “Sugan was particular about what he wanted. Of course, there were some improvisations too. Badava Gopi and I would brainstorm ideas in between to enhance the impact of each scene.”

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