R. Madhavan and director Mani Ratnam have collaborated on movies a number of occasions, with the filmmaker even introducing the previous to Tamil cinema. Given the long-standing relationship they share, the actor not too long ago recalled a fond reminiscence involving the director, the place he had by chance “offended” him.
In a latest interplay on India TV, Maddy reminisced about his dialog with the director forward of Aaytha Ezhuthu’s shoot. The director had apparently needed to solid the actor within the function of Arjun Balakrishnan within the movie.
The actor mentioned, “I heard the story, and I instructed him that I needed to play the function of Inba. When requested why I selected that character, I candidly instructed him that it was one of the best function within the story, and the others could be forgotten. He was offended by my assertion.”
Persevering with the dialog, Maddy requested the director to provide him a month’s time to show that he might pull off the character of Inba. The actor added, “I shaved my hair off, performed golf with out sunscreen to get tremendous tanned, and I had change into completely unrecognizable. In that look, I went to his workplace and was stopped by his safety as a result of they didn’t acknowledge me.”
Furthermore, the actor highlighted that even the director didn’t understand it was him till he laughed out loud with pleasure. Apparently, the actor had determined to maneuver away from lover-boy-type characters, which is why he was taken with taking part in a task like Inba. Curiously, the function of Arjun Balakrishnan was later given to Siddharth.
Aaytha Ezhuthu is a political motion movie loosely primarily based on the lifetime of George Reddy, a scholar from Osmania College in Hyderabad. The film featured Suriya, R. Madhavan, and Siddharth within the lead roles, with actors like Esha Deol, Meera Jasmine, Trisha Krishnan, and others becoming a member of them. The movie was concurrently shot in Hindi as Yuva.
As for R. Madhavan’s upcoming initiatives, the actor will quickly be seen taking part in the lead function within the movie Take a look at. Starring alongside Siddharth and Nayanthara, the movie is slated to launch straight on the OTT platform Netflix on April 4, 2025.
Moreover, the actor can also be taking part in a number one function within the film Kesari Chapter 2, alongside Akshay Kumar and Ananya Panday.
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