Exclusive interview: ‘Hangman’ presents the perspective of an executioner.

Entertainment By Y Sunita Chowdhary 25/04/2023 Read the article

Another youth from Secunderabad’s Padmarao Nagar is set to make his official debut in May as a director with the Telugu film Hangman.

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The 80-minute story has Brahmaji playing the role of a hangman. Vihaan picked him after watching his remarkable performance in Sindhooram (Vermillion, 1997).

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“Hangman is all about the executioner. I learnt that it’s a hereditary job. There is never an advertisement about the job posting.”

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“While playing the game Hangman, I came up with the idea of writing a fictional story where a father trains his son to be an executioner.”

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After finishing his script in July last year, Vihaan wanted to meet an executioner. In Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), he met with Pawan Jallad, a professional executioner in his 60s.

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“He explained how he hangs criminals. He also pulled out from a trunk the rope he uses for the process. I had chills in my spine,” the filmmaker quipped.

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Vihaan noted that hanging a person involves a lot of physics. The executioners tie the knot in such a way that it breaks the spinal cord.

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“I don’t believe that punishments will instil fear. When someone commits a crime, they only think about the act and not the punishment they might incur thereafter.”

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