ACTOR AADHI INTERVIEW

Yes ! Basically we are not producers. Our entire family has been involved in the creative side of filmmaking. Not all good creators make a good producer. My dad always saw himself as a good creator, never as a producer. When my brother decided to make a film in our home production, my dad was reluctant about this decision. All that I did was, I instilled the confidence in my dad. As I have mentioned earlier in many interviews, my brother has excelled in academics from the time of his schooling. Later when he left to States for his filmmaking course, the American government aided him with a yearlong scholarship for the same. He is the first Indian to receive an award for the short film that he made during his course. With all these highlights, I said that we must support Sathya as nobody can vest their trust on a person more than his own family. That is how we got into producing YNK.

YNK is an interesting mix of both these categories. It is based on a real-life incident which has lot of commercial elements. On the other hand, lot of experimenting was done in the process of filmmaking. For me commercialism in films does not mean smacking 1000 guys down, a movie is commercial if it can attract the masses. With a nice blend of commercial elements in a real life incident, YNK will sure be a film that the audience can connect to.

An enriching experience indeed. The biggest people in this world are the simplest human beings! This was so evident while I worked with legends like Superstar Rajini sir and Mithun Da. We tend to picturize them too big that they seem so less approachable, but the fact is that they are buddies when you work along.

What took me by complete surprise is Mithun Da’s dedication and commitment towards his task. In between shots, he used to write his dialogues in Hindi and practice them to achieve the right pronunciation. He used to call my brother to ask what his character would eat, what clothes the character will carry to decipher the complete character sketch. For a strong character like Muthaliyar, he just brought all the intensity through his eyes. To achieve such excellence in my acting skills I have to act more than twenty films with him.

It was not intended to follow any trend. Just because everybody is having songs like these we cannot avoid it when it actually needs to be done for a demanding script like this. Both Nikki’s and my characterization are designed in a manner such that a song like “Sokkana” cannot be avoided and adds more value to the narration. In fact you will understand the need of the song when you watch the film. Accidentally, I ended up singing the song and I am glad that the audience have amicably accepted it.