Revitalising a genre
G. V. Prakash Kumar seems to be content with juggling both music and acting. After Trisha Illana Nayanthara, he has now started working for his next film titled Bruce Lee. The film, however, is not about martial arts. “It marks Tamil cinema’s return to a genre that has become diluted with time, since Rajinikanth originally did justice to it in Thillu Mullu. Bruce Lee will be humour with a difference,” he says. After completing composing for director Atlee’s Vijay film, Prakash will focus on Bruce Lee.
Damsel in disguise
Sundara Elangovan, who assisted Bala in Naan Kadavul, is ready with his first directorial debut titled Arthanaari. “It is a thriller with some romance thrown in. Arundhati (earlier seen in Naaigal Jaakirathai) plays a cop who goes undercover for a specific assignment and faces insurmountable challenges. The film is about how she overcomes them. For her role, Arundhati has trained with police officers in order to understand their body language. The male lead, Ramkumar, plays an engineer who, unwittingly, gets entangled in her operations. Abishek plays the villain” says Elangovan. Elangovan has also co-directed Padithurai, along with director Suka, and is awaiting its release.
Acting with Ajith
Mahendra, an ex-Ranji Trophy cricketer for Kerala, has now turned into a full-fledged actor. After his cameo in Thani Oruvan, his latest role is in Ajith Kumar’s Vedalam. “Despite not being particularly selective, I have been fortunate to act in fairly significant roles. I played a Prime Minister in Arima Nambi, acted as the Commissioner of Police in Naan Sigappu Manithan, the father of the villain in I, a businessman in Kaththi and a minister in Thani Oruvan. Now, I am awaiting the release of Rangoon, where I play a union leader, while my current assignment in Vedalam is that of a professor,” says Mahendra.
