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Silambarasan on his recent success
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BASKING IN the success of Manmadhan, Silambarasan (Simbu) is upbeat as he starts talking about the movie in a multi-city video-conference, organised by Reliance Infocomm.
His debut as a hero in T. Rajendar's Kadhal Azhivadhillai did not create waves. Yet, his hands were full with movies such as Alai, Kuththu and Kovil, which did not do much to boost his acting career.
With Manmadhan, Simbu takes on the onus of story, screenplay and direction supervision. His story-telling skills, handled with a reasonable level of maturity and coherent narration, have helped the movie click at the box office.
He starts off by talking about the success of Manmadhan. "It's hard work and the audience reaction. I tried out something different and the people liked it," he says. About the experience of working with Jyothika, a senior artiste, he says: "Basically, the script was conceptualised with a heroine like Jyothika. Then, we thought why not her? I was comfortable working with her. And, since there wasn't any romantic e sequence between us, the seniority factor didn't really crop up. I enjoyed the fast-paced dance sequences with her."
Mention the similarity his character has with Kamal Hassan in Sigappu Rojakkal, and he immediately refutes it. "Both are different. In Sigappu Rojakkal, the lead character is a psycho and has an aversion towards women. In my movie, the hero kills only immoral women. The second half has a genuine love story. We have also shown violence in a polished way."
Thotti Jaya is his next project and he wants to give a serious thought to script writing. "I want to try out a family entertainer with comedy and action."
Simbu says he wants to get into the skin of every character he essays. "I want to try out different get-ups only when a script demands it. Successful actors like Vijay have not attempted a makeover and still managed to give hits."
Ask him about the overdose of glamour in recent movies and he says: "It is a trend. The audience watches movies for entertainment; so those elements are important. Even in Manmadhan, Yana Gupta and Mandira Bedi were used to lend the movie a `rich' look. We'll have to follow the trend to sustain in the industry; but glamour shouldn't be used to mislead the audience. Today, it is glamour; tomorrow the trend could be family stories."
Cinematographer Rajsekhar, who made a mark in Kaakha Kaakha, has also won appreciation for Manmadhan. "Care was taken to maintain a young and peppy feel to the movie," Rajsekhar, who also participated in the videoconference, adds.
K. JESHI
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