“Ponniyin Selvan: 1” received six nominations, one of the highest ever hauls achieved by a South Asian title, at the Asian Film Awards and the films have been widely watched worldwide on Prime Video. That gave me a lot of ease out to carry forward the role,” Karthi said. “After a point, I think I was taking too much into me and Mani-sir said there is already something natural, in you, just let it go, and it’s coming out well. The actor used the pandemic-induced break in the production to conduct extensive research into the 10th century, where the books and film are set. When I have to carry it on screen was actually a huge responsibility – beyond the excitement, it was the responsibility and fear of knowing how am I going to justify it,” Karthi said. “The most exciting character for many people was Vandiyadevan. Karthi essayed the role of chieftain Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan. The historical epic is based on a popular work of Tamil literature. Karthi is also one of the leads in Mani Ratnam’s “Ponniyin Selvan” parts one and two, which were amongst the biggest Indian hits of 20 respectively. Karthi – “Ponniyin Selvan: 1” Madras Talkies/Lyca Productions Dad convinced me and said, ‘You can become a director even at 60, but for acting there is an age.’ So, I thought it’s an opportunity to learn cinema by being an actor,” Karthi said. “I wanted something challenging every time. After returning to India, he assisted leading filmmaker Mani Ratnam. Suring his time in the U.S., while excelling in graphic design, Karthi figured that he wanted to be in a creative profession and took courses in filmmaking. As a result, Karthi is an engineer by training with degrees from India and the U.S. He said, ‘get educated, study well, get your degrees, we should always be well-educated,” Karthi said. “But Dad always pushed us away from films, he didn’t want us to do anything with films. Sivakumar used to regale his family with behind-the-scenes stories of the film industry over dinner, which the young Karthi found “magical.” Karthi’s father Sivakumar was a popular leading man in the Tamil-language film industry in the 1970s and 1980s and his brother Suriya is one of the current top stars. It’s got a very local flavor, but presented internationally.” And I think that’s what we have achieved. The actor was particularly struck by “Vattiyum Muthalum,” a collection of articles by Murugan where he reflects upon life, romance, friendship and alcoholism and also how his take on life influenced a crime subject like “Japan.” “It has the potential to be showcased to an international audience, that’s why I wanted Ravi Varman to be the DoP, his vision would change the project is what I believed.
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