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Text: Jyothsna |
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Actor
Nandha who proved his mettle with Mounam
Pesiyadhe, Punnagai Poove and Urchagam,
is a happy man these days. His role as a
suspicious husband in Eeram has earned him
accolades and the young actor has been roped
in once again by S Pictures for Ananthapurathu
Veedu. Catch Nandha in a happy mode in conversation
with behindwoods.com
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BW Visitors: Tell us
something about Eeram
Nandha
: In Eeram, for the
first time, I have played a
negative role. In my previous
films, I have done romantic,
action and playboy characters
but my role in Eeram is completely
different from my earlier flicks.
I have always wanted to do a
dangerous and a challenging
role. Normally it is difficult
to get an anti hero script.
I am very happy that I got such
a role early in my career. It
was very interesting to play
Balakrishnan's character |
How did you feel
to be working for S Pictures?
I am happy and it is a
matter of pride to be
associated with Shankar.
The repertoire of S Pictures
itself is very diverse
and they try different
genres be it Khadhal or
Veyil or Imsai Arasan
or Arai En 305il Kadavul.
Each one of them is different
from other. In that manner
Eeram can be termed as
a romantic thriller. It
has a good dose of romance
as well as thrill. |
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It is a matter of pride
to be associated
with Shankar"
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Why did you choose the negative
role in Eeram?
Director Arivazhagan told me
Eeram is about the travel of
two characters. When I heard
the script, the character of
Bala stayed in my mind and I
told him I will do the negative
role and he also agreed. According
to me, barring the actual hero
and villain, the role that stays
in the audience’s mind
after they come out of the theatres
is the actual hero. As the role
of Bala settled in my mind after
hearing the script I chose the
character. I am also happy with
the audience’s response.
What do you think about negative
roles?
Today’s popular actors
have done different types of
negative roles, which has remained
a turning point and has given
a break in their career. Negative
roles always have a better reach
and have been keenly observed.
The audience would always be
curious to know what this character
would do next. It will be well
registered in the minds. The
reach and response of my role
in Eeram has boosted my confidence
and it has worked out for me.
Now I am certain I can essay
more powerful and challenging
roles.
How do you choose your films?
I want my films to be entertaining.
Audience who watch a film for
two and a half hours must come
out of the theatres satisfied
and entertained. A film should
have the right doses of good
comedy, stunt sequences, songs
and sentiments. I choose such
films.
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Ananthapurathu Veedu
is an enjoyable
horror film"
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Is
your next film Ananthapurathu
Veedu also a thriller?
Eeram is a thriller and
Ananthapurathu Veedu is
an enjoyable horror film.
There are many differences
between horror and thriller.
Both are of different
genre. Even though a film
belongs to the horror
genre, the audience enjoys
it as they know why things
are happening in a particular
fashion. But the characters
in the film don’t
know and hence we (actors)
should only fear and not
the audience. They can
enjoy the film. In that
way, there is a vast difference
between Ananthapurathu
Veedu and Eeram.
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was Aadhi?
Aadhi is the other hero
in Eeram. When I saw his
picture, I first thought
him to be a newcomer.
Then they told me he was
the one who acted in Mirugam.
I could not believe it
because in Mirugam his
face was hardly seen as
it was covered with hair.
But for the look of an
ACP in Eeram, he has really
worked hard, toned up
his muscles, worked on
his body language and
has shown a lot of variation.
Aadhi’s character
has worked out well in
the film. I am happy to
have worked with him.
We have shared good moments
in locations. We had no
ego hassles right from
day one and had a good
understanding. |
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Aadhi’s character
has worked out
well in the film"
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What kind of films you would
like to work?
I want to do good entertaining
films and also full length comedies.
I would love to do children’s
films.
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No hero has been
booked consecutively
for two films by
S Pictures"
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Future
projects?
I feel extremely happy
and proud to be working
once again in S Pictures
Ananthapurathu Veedu because
till date no hero has
been booked consecutively
for two films by S Pictures.
Impressed by the rushes
of Eeram, Shankar signed
me for Ananthapurathu
Veedu. I am tremendously
thankful and grateful
to him for having given
me beautiful characters
to prove myself. I am
also thankful to Arivazhagan
for offering me Eeram.
I once asked Arivazhagan
the reasons for taking
me in the film. He said
that he wanted a known
face sans an image and
I fitted the bill perfectly.
When an actor has no image,
he can essay varied roles.
I will also be doing Jayakumarin
Thiraikadai, a full length
comedy written by Sharath
Haridas, the script writer
of Ananthapurathu Veedu.
Then I will move on to
new director Ezhumalai’s
Puzhudi, which is a full
length action film. |
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About Arivazhagan?
Eeram is a different genre which
is first of its kind for me
and Arivazhagan. One can make
the audience fasten to their
seats in a commercial film by
having comedy, action, dance,
song, sentiment etc. But it
is difficult to hold the attention
of the audience for a good 150
minutes without songs, without
comedy which Arivazhagan has
done excellently. When talking
about what are the interesting
things that could be done in
this kind of film, Arivazhagan
arrived at the romantic component
of Aadhi and Sindhu Menon in
the flash back sequence. And
the song flowed in with the
duration of two-two minutes.
When we wanted to present this
thriller in a cool form, we
zeroed in on rain to be the
tool. In every scene, you will
find water in some form or the
other. We have the full film
in a ‘pre, post and during
rain’ format. Not only
outdoors but even in indoor
scenes, there will be some form
of wetness like the rain outside
the window. Even if there was
no rain, when the characters
come out, the scene would be
wet for instance rain drops
on the car etc. Minute details
have been worked out and technically
presented in a better way. One
of the very difficult shots
was the tub shots wherein I
kill the heroine and put her
in the tub. These were no cc
shots and were shot real. Similarly,
when I throw the poison tablets
from up to the coffee cup, the
tablets would hit two places
and then go inside the coffee.
The sound effects for each one
of this hit would be totally
different. It needs a special
intelligence to sync the sound
and visuals. In that manner
Arivazhagan is a wonderful technician
and he planned every thing meticulously.
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What
did Shankar say after seeing
the complete film?
After Shankar saw the
rushes of Eeram, he was
impressed and booked me
for Ananthapurathu Veedu.
He was very happy when
he saw the completed film.
He only said that he had
applauded in many places
and also cried in a few
scenes. As an actor, I
consider that as my great
success. I am happy to
have satisfied my producer
and the greatest creator.
He also opined that my
character could have been
lengthened further. I
consider that as my greatest
compliment. |
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I am happy to have
satisfied my producer
and
the greatest creator"
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What is your personal feedback
after seeing the film?
Creativity knows no bounds and
normally any actor would always
feel that he could have done
better, improvised here and
there. It is quite natural and
I also felt that way. But the
director had defined my role
perfectly and delineated my
character. He expected me to
underplay and essay my role
subtly.
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Saranya Mohan
is a good dancer
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About
your co-stars?
As I had earlier mentioned,
Aadhi is a very dedicated
artiste. Although it is
his second film, his dedication,
cooperation and friendliness
were very good. Sindhu
Menon comes to Tamil after
a long gap. She is an
excellent and a natural
performer. She has clearly
brought out the differences
between a college girl
and a housewife. Saranya
Mohan is a good dancer.
Though she is not the
heroine, she has done
her job very well. In
a particular scene, she
would have combined two
personalities and has
done a remarkable job,
something like the split
personality in Anniyan.
It was a very difficult
scene to enact and she
did it well. I am happy
to have worked with these
three artistes. |
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What according to you are
the reasons for Eeram’s
success?
Eeram’s success
could not have been possible
without a good team work.
It was a youthful and
understanding team. We
all jelled well and did
not define our work responsibilities.
Eeram is a dark film and
is not an entertainer.
We were constantly striving
to achieve excellence
and that’s the reason
for a good output. |
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