As Udumbanchola Vision gears up for release, it also marks the realisation of Salaam Bukhari’s 20-year dream of donning the director’s hat. At the movie’s audio launch event in Kochi recently, Salaam spoke about his long journey. Mentioning that, over the years, he had narrated several stories to actor Siddique with the dream of turning at least one into a film and giving the thespian a substantial role, the filmmaker expressed his happiness at finally achieving that with Udumbanchola Vision, featuring Mathew Thomas and Sreenath Bhasi in the lead roles. Recalling narrating the story to actor Mathew Thomas, Salaam said that he agreed to do the movie within two days of their meeting. Stating that Udumbanchola Vision is a special project for him and he’s very excited for its impending release, Mathew Thomas shared that he got to work closely with the film’s team, including the director, in the months leading up to the commencement of the filming, thus getting the absolute taste of the pre-production experience. “Before we began the shoot, I got to …