
He further mentioned: "Through our research we knew that prisoners do not want to get noticed, so they never look the person in the eyes and speak. Since he became the saviour of the cops, I think his look had to be as simple and as unassuming as possible." We did a lot of research to design Dilli, the main protagonist. It came to me as a small idea but the moment I listened to it, I knew it was a big action film. The actor, speaking with IMDb also spoke about his blockbuster film 'Kaithi' as he said: "'Kaithi' is definitely one of the important films in my career. Who would say no to that!? I was ready to even play a horse in the film if Mani Sir wanted me to do it. I walked into his office which is when he offered me the role of Vandiyathevan.

I received a phone call saying that Mani sir would like to meet me and that he wants me to play a part in this movie. The particular book has been relevant for a long time, is still having massive fandom and is a best seller with exhibitions every year."Ĭontinuing further, he said: "Great filmmakers have aspired to make it into a movie and it has been elusive. People have owned this novel (the film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by author Kalki) and resonated with its characters.

Sharing his thoughts on 'Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1' and how he was cast, he said: "'Ponniyan Selvan', the name itself has a huge identity for the Tamil Diaspora. The actor, who was most recently seen in the Mani Ratnam magnum opus 'Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1', considers the director his mentor and was ready to take up any role in the film - even of a horse - because he didn't want to miss his chance of working with the director,known for films like 'Roja', 'Bombay', 'Guru' and 'Yuva' among several others.

MUMBAI: Indian actor Karthik Sivakumar, professionally known as Karthi, is a name that needs no introduction.
