ACTOR VISHNU VISHAL INTERVIEW

I want every singly man working on a movie to benefit well out of it. Everyone puts in a fair amount of effort in the making of a movie, and it doesn’t seem fair to me when only one portion of the people get paid humongously and the rest don’t. That’s why I always suggest the makers to involve as many characters in a project and see to it that they all get noticed. 

I don’t ask for chances. I do express my interests in working with certain people at times, but I do not make it look as if I’m desperate.
 

I spoke to CV Kumar sir just once and I told him I like his style of movies and that I’d like to work with him sometime if he needs me. That’s all I told him. We both met during a few events after that, but we didn’t talk about it.
 

At the same time, my friends came across a short film named Mundasupatti and raved about it. They told me the short film was being made into a feature. I watched the short film and wished I’d get to be a part of something like that. The discussion ended there and I moved on with my own work.
 

After a few days, CV Kumar sir called me and said he has got a script for me. He was also in a hurry to go on floors. So, I asked him for the script. To my surprise, it was Mundasupatti. Why would say no to that?
 

If you are meant for something, no matter how hard it is to achieve, you will get to it eventually.

Ramdass had dubbed for Munishkanth earlier in the Short film. He has the most amazing dialect and Munishkanth is the most favorite of all the characters I have seen in my career. I told him I’m his fan on the second day I worked with him. I also told him his character would be a massive hit.
 

There are few characters that no one else can do justice to, other than that one particular actor. Munishkanth is one such character and Ramdass is that actor. 

She is my biggest and meanest critic. She is also my greatest strength. If at all I’m becoming better with every film of mine, most of the credits go to her.
 

She is also an aspiring director. She has assisted Seenu Ramasamy in Neer Paravai and Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi in Vanakkam Chennai. She wrote a couple of scripts. But the sad thing is a few films that released recently had similar story lines. So she is working on a different story and will venture into direction very soon. 

Jeeva is a cricket based movie and it’s very close to my heart. I wanted two things to happen after Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu – one, I wanted to work with Suseenthiran sir again and two, I wanted to do a movie on the sport that’s dear to me, Cricket. Jeeva has given me both.
 

I can relate myself to the film very much and Jeeva is more or less the collection of events that happened in my life and my friends’ lives. 

Vijay Sethupathi and I have already worked together in two other films. He did a part in Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu and he also played my brother in Bale Pandiya. We both have been in good touch since then. So, I was happy when I came to know that I’d be sharing screen space with him. We don’t have many sequences together, but it was good working with him. 

Neer Paravai will top that list for sure. I think that film will remain on to forever. That film changed me as a person. When I did Neer Paravai, I was particularly expecting something from it. But that didn’t happen and it was very hard to digest. I had put in my heart and soul into it and I didn’t even get a single project for the next six months after its release. I didn’t even know why.
 

That changed my perspective towards cinema and the people. I started being very straight forward and to my surprise, I got a bunch of very good friends. My life changed after that movie. So it’ll remain on the top of my favorite film.
 

Secondly it is Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu for obvious reasons. First movie is always special and the friends I got through that film are still close to me.
 

And lastly, it is Mundasupatti. I’ve never seen any of my movies more than twice, not even in television. But, I’ve seen Mundasupatti thrice, until now.
 

I don’t think any of my other movies will make it to the favorites list. 

The best thing obviously is the varieties of films that are coming these days. Now there’s scope for everyone, which is a great sign. The short film contests have changed the way we look at cinema. And the best part, people are equally receptive of these new genres as the commercial mass movies. Producers are also open to new ideas.
 

On the down side, everything is changing rapidly. By the time, you ascertain the tastes of people and adapt to it, they move on to a different interest. Assume you are planning to do a film and by the time it releases the tastes would have changed. Unless you keep a sharp track of people’s needs, you are doomed. 

We wish you great luck Vishnu and may all your dreams come true!