One, that I wouldn’t ever fall down on another man’s feet, even if it is acting. “When Vetri first asked me to play the role, I said yes, but that I had two conditions, nay requests. When he approached me for playing Rajan, I said yes.” Finally, when I watched Visaaranai, he went right to the top of the list of people I admire. Whatever awards I couldn’t win for Paruthiveeran, he won for Aadukalam (close to six awards) and that increased my respect for him. In Aadukalam, before the title card, he thanked Paruthiveeran for inspiring his film.
“During this period, I came in contact with director Vetrimaaran’s work. It compromised both my acting and directing, and life just was moving at a snail’s pace.” I got several opportunities after that, but didn’t take them up as I got involved in many things (FEFSI union elections, Eelam etc).
The fallout from Paruthiveeran meant that I played an actor in Yogi. I was firm in just directing though, as there’s a special joy in it. A couple of my close friends, who heard the story, told me to take on the lead role. If I did, Paruthiveeran would have been my star turn.
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