There are two phases in the life of a man. At most times, actors go in for a few changes in appearance, the extent of changes depending on how far apart in time the two phases are. In Eeram, Aadhi had to play a cool college guy and a young police officer. The roles demanded him to have a different body language and attitude – that of a carefree student and boyfriend and that of an investigator who is seriously after the truth. But, Aadhi did not resort to any kind of change in appearance or style. Yet, he was very convincing in both forms of the character. He seems to be very good at restrained performances, underplaying comes naturally to him.

A handsome young man with a good job, a beautiful wife and everything going for him in life. What would make him turn into a criminal? Why would he choose to play havoc in his own life? It is not easy to be a man of such inexplicable actions and emotions which cannot be justified or understood. And, the fact that this is not the normal villain role makes it doubly difficult to bring out all the necessary expressions without resorting to ‘over the top’ expressionism or juke boxing. Nandha did a near perfect job, his eyes and body language doing all the talking. It was wonderful to see a young actor carrying off such a complex role with élan.