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Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Aparshakti Khurana to play the antihero in his Tamil film debut
'I explained the character to him over phone, and then sent him the bound script on the same day. Within a week, we met in Mumbai and locked him in for the project,' says director Sooriyaprathap S. Aparshakti Khurana is all set to make his Tamil debut, in Root , starring Gautham Ram Karthik. The Bollywood actor will be seen in the role of a serial killer. Sooriyaprathap S, the director of the sci-fi crime thriller, tells us, 'I'm a big fan of Aparshakti's work, especially what he did in Jubilee (the 2023 web series directed by Vikramaditya Motwane). I've wanted to work with him ever since I saw him in it.' Stating that the Stree actor has a grey-shaded role that is 'performance-orientated', the filmmaker adds, 'Rather than an antagonist, the perfect word to describe his character would be 'antihero'. He hardly has any dialogues in the first half, and only a good performer can convey emotions without lines.' 'I explained the character to him over phone, and then sent him the bound script on the same day. Within a week, we met in Mumbai and locked him in for the project,' he adds. 'Bollywood actors respect south creators' Sooriyaprathap stresses that approaching a Bollywood actor for a Tamil film was not as difficult as he thought it would be. 'Normally, we think that a Bollywood actor coming on board for a South film would entail a big procedure. The talk here is that approaching them is hard, as we have to reach them through an agency, and they take time to read the script. We think there is a boundary between the different film industries, but that's not true. ' He also emphasises that Bollywood actors are open and respect creators from the South.
The Hindu
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Gautham Ram Karthik to star in a sci-fi thriller
Actor Gautham Ram Karthik has signed a new film produced by Dhanishtan Fernando, Rajarajan Gananasambandam, Sanjai Shankar and Shaik Mujeeb under the Verus Productions banner. The untitled film, a sci-fi crime thriller, will be directed by Sooriyaprathap S. Sooriyaprathap S, from the show Naalaiya Iyakkunar season 1, previously worked as an associate director on superstar Rajinikanth's Kochadaiiyaan, directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. Verus Productions said in a statement, 'The main intention behind launching Verus Productions is to channel our passion into creating quality content. We've had successful endeavours across film, digital and music, including our recent tribute track 'We Call Him Dhoni'. When Sooriyaprathap narrated this script, we sensed his ability to connect with audience emotions, and we are confident that this film will translate beautifully on screen. Gautham Ram Karthik plays a police officer in this film, and we believe it will be a landmark project in his career and for all of us involved.' Verus Productions previously co-produced the horror-thriller Pechi. ALSO READ:Gautham Karthik on 'Pathu Thala,' 'August 16, 1947,' and what actors should hold onto The film will have cinematography from Arjun Raja while John Abraham has been roped in as the editor. Vithushanan is the music composer. Bhavna Govardan leads the production design department while the action choreography will be done by Miracle Michael. Santhakumar of Hocus Pocus Studios heads the VFX department.
