“Sir! Simply sir!” It’s uncertain if another current film character is immediately recognisable from simply two such phrases, however that’s the influence Rolex (Suriya) from Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Vikram (2022) has had on the viewers. Despite the fact that the movie featured actors like Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Gayathrie Shankar and Chemban Vinod Jose in all through roles, the prolonged cameo of Rolex etched itself into the minds of cinephiles, because of Kanagaraj’s good character crafting and Suriya’s commanding display screen presence.
Just lately, Suriya opened up about taking part in the enduring character, revealing that he didn’t put together for Rolex beforehand. “I didn’t get the scene papers until morning (of the taking pictures day). I knew what was occurring and that I used to be coming just for the final two minutes. It was simply half a day’s shoot. There was no prep. As soon as they lit up (the set) and arrange the digicam, the dialogues got, saying ‘that is what you’re going to do and behave. Should you wish to stroll on the desk, you possibly can.’ It was all simply candid and spontaneous,” he mentioned throughout a chat with The Hollywood Reporter India.
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Suriya additionally defined why he broke his longstanding “no smoking on display screen” rule for the function. “For 20 years I’ve by no means smoked on display screen. I believed I ought to by no means try this. However right here, I used to be taking part in a foul man. Why ought to I usher in Surya there? (I believed) Let me break all guidelines. So, simply earlier than the shot, I requested them to offer me a cigarette after which we began taking pictures.” The second instalment within the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) and Vikram is a non secular successor to Kamal’s 1986 movie of the identical title.
He additional went on to explain how the function challenged him as an actor, as he normally follows a way much like Lee Strasberg’s methodology performing whereby one makes use of their very own emotional experiences and recollections to arrange for a task. “Normally, I rely on my outdated recollections. I dig into outdated graves, which I closed and don’t wish to open once more. I rely on these; I really feel like I want to attract feelings from my very own previous experiences. However, one thing occurred with Lokesh. Since Kamal sir was additionally coming to the taking pictures spot, I needed to end earlier than he arrived as I can’t act in entrance of him. However it’s additionally due to the temper set by Lokesh (on set). So, I didn’t have to essentially return into recollections,” he talked about.
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“I simply tried to personal up these dialogues and attempt to suppose, what if this man is definitely in that world and the way true he could be. I didn’t suppose past these issues; neither did I am going into his previous or future. I didn’t know we’d be discussing a standalone Rolex movie for the longest time. I simply wished to do one thing with Kamal sir and his Raaj Kamal Movies Worldwide,” the Nationwide Award-winning actor added.
A lot to the delight of followers, Suriya additionally revealed that he has been within the talks with Lokesh for 2 tasks: the standalone Rolex film and Irumbu Kai Maayavi, which the director has beforehand revealed as his dream venture. “Nevertheless, I don’t know if it’s coming again to me or if a much bigger actor might be solid in it. However we do wish to work with one another. We’ve got a producer additionally ready. However he additionally has commitments,” he mentioned, hopeful that the tasks will come to life.
