CAST VIDYU RAMAN INTERVIEW

I definitely don’t feel as raw or out of the water as I used to, but I’m still learning. Even though my dad has been in the industry for 25 or so years I never thought I would get into it. I was just minding my own business acting in theatre, and theatre is so different from cinema, that it was a shocking awakening to step into this world. In theatre you are super organized and the discipline levels are insane. I wouldn’t say the same about cinema, since it’s more spontaneous. So all these small things took me a while to get used to. I was still a kid when I was getting into the industry. I didn’t know how to “behave” yet, so it has taken time for me to get used to being  a public figure and ebing more aware of myself and my surroundings while I do what I love, which is entertaining people & making them laugh!

I play a very brief yet cool role in it. Kakki Sattai has come out really well and it’s going to be a proper mass entertainer that will please all Sivakarthikeyan fans and action-seeking fans alike. Audiences will be seeing Sivakarthikeyan in a new avatar!

I’m going to be very open right now & say that I have never laughed so much on the set of any movie than I have for VSOP. My character is definitely something that will reach the audience well. Tamannah is extremely nice and great to work with, and Arya is a total gentleman. Our director Rajesh is so clear and knows the pulse of the audience well; he knows what jokes will work best so you can expect something along the lines of Boss Enga Baskiran success because Arya & Santhanam’s humor will be like it was in that film. It’ll be the perfect summer release.

Absolutely. People loved us from our very first spoof on VTV in NTEP, and it still plays on many comedy program segments today. So I think it’s only natural for people to associate us together, but I also don’t want to fall prey to the pair trend too much, because I don’t want people to ever think that “we can’t cast Vidyu without Santhanam”. I would love to act even in 100 more movies with him, but at the same time I want to make sure I carve my own name for myself. But if you notice in NTEP I don’t really play a comedian’s role, it’s just that because I was paired with Santhanam I was automatically considered a female comedian. I already struggle with being typecast as a comedian, but at the end of the day I love making people laugh so I can’t complain about that.

My dad wanted me to meet him in general, because I had never met him before and it was the most candid 40 minutes of my life. He just radiated warmth while he asked me about the projects I’m doing, and congratulated me. And so I told him that “You know, sir, I’ve acted with all these big heroes but it’s my dream to act with you, even if I just appear in a scene with you for 30 seconds, that’s enough for me, I don’t need anything else” and he immediately said “definitely, in the next film itself we’ll make it happen.” So I’m still holding on to those words and hoping he’ll remember me! But that’s the good thing about Rajini sir, he has an elephant’s memory, he will remember! He even remembers the smallest good deeds people did for him years ago. He never lets go of his past, or what he was before he became a Super Star. So I’m learning from him how to treat people and co-workers, because when you respect the industry, it will respect you back. I think his long innings in the industry has a lot to do with the way he has conducted himself professionally, the way he treats each and every person and the amount of humility he has.
 

He even signed my 2015 date book and blessed me. It meant a lot to me, especially with K. Balachandar sir’s recent death, because my dad used to take his date book to KB sir to sign every year! That was a yearly practice for him to take his blessings on January 1, and now maybe his daughter has a similar tradition with Rajini sir. KB sir was Appa’s mentor, so I was very fortunate to meet him & receive his blessings right after NTEP released. I remember that conversation vividly. He was telling me what kinds of characters to accept & reject, and how I should go about paving a way in the industry. I am very lucky to have had that.