We have had many cases of composers and choreographers take to acting, but with Dhilip Subbarayan, we now have a stunt man turning to acting. Son of successful stunt director ‘Super’ Subbarayan, he is making his debut as hero in Sangu Chakkaram , which is to release soon.
“After playing a negative character in Ulkuthu , I am trying out a comedy in Sangu Chakkaram , which is a spoof. As a stunt master, I’ve worked with many big names; so there’s no question of being nervous or lacking in confidence,” he says.
Dhilip says he was drawn to cinema “while accompanying my father during shoots. It was only natural that I got into stunt direction. Over time, I got to a stage where I could make even newcomers fight well. I simply observe the individual’s body language and set up the fights accordingly,”
In Dhilip’s parlance, a fight is a fight “and the sequences need not have to be low-key for a new actor. A challenge invariably gets the best out of me, like the one in the upcoming Kadamban, where a fight sequence had to be canned in the presence of 50 elephants in a forest. On par was the other one I choreographed for Vijay Antony at the backdrop of a jail in his upcoming film, Eman. ”
Dhilip also intends to try his hand at direction soon. “I started as assistant to Pushkar-Gayathri in Oram Po, with the story based around an autorickshaw. Much like an auto, I’d very much like to move from one aspect of cinema to another.”
