Dance like a Vagabond

Naan Kadavul, where Arya plays the role of a vagabond will also feature real life beggars and Sanyasis. To add a dash of reality to the scenes Bala has set out on a search in the streets of Chennai and entire Tamil Nadu for potential actors hidden in the face of platform beggars and sanyasis with long dreadlock beards. Guess what? Arya gets lucky to be cast alongside these unusual artistes. Bala is traveling with this crew to Kasi as stated earlier for canning one of the songs where Arya is featured with these people.

Storyline - Aham Brahmasmi

All the religions in this world preach the fact ‘Aham Brahmasmi’ – that there is only one God. However, each religion has different forms of expressing the same. Naan Kadavul is my attempt to reiterate the theory, Bala stated. The shoots will be held in Kasi and in the Himalayas region. I wanted to can the shoots with real life sanyasis. I could have found them in Kasi but fearing the language barrier I decided to cast some Tamil sanyasis, declared Bala. Few junior artistes also appear with the real life sanyasis in Naan Kadavul.

Varanasi Express
The sanyasis will be sent in Varanasi Express to Kasi and the shoots are expected to be carried out for a month or so in Himalayas and the surrounding regions. The shoots will commence on December 5. Rehearsals will be carried out before the commencement of the shoots and producer Thennappan has made arrangements for the shoots in Kasi.

Arya has the role of a vagabond raised in the midst of sanyasis in Naan Kadavul. Arya could be seen crooning – if we can call that – with the swamijis throughout the movie.