He made his directorial debut with '' Sollamale '' in 1998 and followed it up with a series of successful romance films '' Roja Kootam '' ( 2002 ) and '' Dishyum '' ( 2006 ) . In January 2007 , he decided to make '' Poo '' ( Flower ) , after being inspired by the romantic short story of Veyilodu Poi written by Thamizh Selvan , noting that the effect that the story had on him was " Mind-blowing " and decided that he had " to take the story to everyone " . He chose to utilise a new technical team for the project , choosing to sign up S. S. Kumar and P. G. Muthiah for the music and cinematography respectively , with the pair both passing a selection interview set up by Sasi . Srikanth was retained and the director worked on toning down the actor 's complexion , while Malayalam actress Parvathy was selected to play the lead role in the film , and also went through a similar character acclimatisation procedure . Upon release in December 2008 , the film gained positive reviews with a critic noting " the one man who deserves an ovation here is director Sasi " , " handling the story , screenplay , dialogue and direction , he has given a product that will please all true lovers of cinema and he must also be credited with extracting moving performances from the cast . " A reviewer from Rediff.com wrote " as far as screenplays and performances go , Sasi has a winner on his hands . Few rural sagas are this refreshing or poetic . " The film subsequently won accolades at several regional award ceremonies such as the 56th Filmfare Awards South , Vijay Awards and the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards , where it won recognition including a special mention in the Best Film category as another for portraying women in good light . The film was also screened across international film festivals , notably at the Los Angeles Indian Film Festival , and won Sasi the Best Director award in Ahmedabad Film Festival
56th Filmfare Awards South
56th Filmfare Awards South
Sasi (director)