From accountant to acting powerhouse, Indian actor Vijay Sethupathi’s 50-film journey has been anything but ordinary.
The actor’s 50th film, the Tamil-language “Maharaja,” written and directed by Nithilan Saminathan (“Kurangu Bommai”), is an action-packed saga that blends thriller elements with family drama and has a father-daughter relationship at its core. It has emerged as one of the biggest Tamil hits of the year.
The actor says he didn’t specifically choose “Maharaja” as a milestone project, but he was drawn to the story and the director’s energy. “We do all the films with so much fear and passion. We just wanted to do what we had imagined,” Sethupathi told Variety about the film’s success. “We didn’t expect this. Of course, I’m happy. But we just wanted my producer to collect the money, he should be safe. Because he has invested so much money just...
The actor’s 50th film, the Tamil-language “Maharaja,” written and directed by Nithilan Saminathan (“Kurangu Bommai”), is an action-packed saga that blends thriller elements with family drama and has a father-daughter relationship at its core. It has emerged as one of the biggest Tamil hits of the year.
The actor says he didn’t specifically choose “Maharaja” as a milestone project, but he was drawn to the story and the director’s energy. “We do all the films with so much fear and passion. We just wanted to do what we had imagined,” Sethupathi told Variety about the film’s success. “We didn’t expect this. Of course, I’m happy. But we just wanted my producer to collect the money, he should be safe. Because he has invested so much money just...
- 30/6/2024
- de Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Chennai, Aug 24 (Ians) ‘Kadaisi Vivasayi’, directed and produced by M. Manikandan, feted as the Best Tamil Film at the National Film Awards 2023, announced in New Delhi on Thursday.
The movie is a story of an 85-year-old farmer who stood up against a property developer.
‘Kadaisi Vivasayi’ was released in theatres on February 11, 2022.
The film features the late Nallandi who played the lead role. Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu played supporting roles in the movie.
The cinematography of the movie was also done by Manikandan.
Manikandan had tried to rope in Tamil super star Rajinikanth to play the role of the farmer Mayandi in the movie but the actor turned down the offer. Later, he found Nallandi to play the role of Mayandi.
Nallandi completed the shooting of the movie but passed away soon.
Tamil superstar Vijay Sethupathi played a cameo role in the movie.
Except for Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu,...
The movie is a story of an 85-year-old farmer who stood up against a property developer.
‘Kadaisi Vivasayi’ was released in theatres on February 11, 2022.
The film features the late Nallandi who played the lead role. Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu played supporting roles in the movie.
The cinematography of the movie was also done by Manikandan.
Manikandan had tried to rope in Tamil super star Rajinikanth to play the role of the farmer Mayandi in the movie but the actor turned down the offer. Later, he found Nallandi to play the role of Mayandi.
Nallandi completed the shooting of the movie but passed away soon.
Tamil superstar Vijay Sethupathi played a cameo role in the movie.
Except for Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu,...
- 24/8/2023
- de Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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