Surya is one of the few Tamil actors who won the hearts of Telugus. After Rajnikant, Kamal Haasan and Vikram, he is the only Tamil star who has huge fan base in Andhra Pradesh. After the success of Ghajini and Surya S/O Krishnan, he is back with another film - Veedokkade, dubbed version of his huge Tamil hit, Ayan. He talks about the film, which is releasing on May 1st in this exclusive chitchat. He spoke to Telugucinema.com at Elle Suits Hotel in Hyderabad. Here are the excerpts from the interview..
Lets begin with Veedokkade. How important this film is to you?
Ayan, the Tamil film version of Veedokkade, is biggest hit in my career so far. This is masala entertainer with realistic touch. It is a movie with intelligent screenplay and the protagonist involves mostly in mind-game. There is magic in the movie that makes the audiences glued to the screen till the last scene. Although it is mass entertainer, we never did go overboard - always grounded with logical scenes.
Tell us about your character.
Veedokkade is based on the real life events - culled from various stories appeared in the magazines and newspapers. I played a Con man.
Is there any inspiration for the character?
I don’t know how K V Anand created the character but I took the inspiration from Catch Me If You Can. While I was doing it, I kept De Caprio’s role in my mind. Also Amitabh Bachchan’s films were another inspiration. Even though Amitabh sir played roles that are completely commercial, he brought something realistic approach to them and some dignity to it. I tried to put that in this film. Even some lab technicians commented similarly. They might have seen hundreds of films in their life time, their appreciation made me really feel good that I brought naturalness to the role.
What are other Unique points of the movie..
We shot the movie mostly in foriegn locations like in Namibia, Africa and Malaysia and introduced Yamakashi style of fights. A foreign stunts choreographer did the fights and they have come out so well. And there are two high points in the movie, both happen without my character’s involvement.
Heard that you wanted to do the other character in the film?
Yes. In fact, I loved the role of a character called Jagan and expressed my willingness to that role. A comedian has done it now.
You keep changing your looks and style in every film.
I have been ardent fan of Kamal Haasan sir. I like the way he transforms to each role he does in every film. Even if his film fails, he doesn’t hesitate to come up with another novel look or unique character. He inspired me to do work hard and do something different.
How did you achieve the look of a teenager in Surya S/O Krishnan?Usually Critics make me achieve that kind of hard work but this time my costume designer’s comments made me to work hard to really look like a teenager. The designer teased me that we actors just wear short dresses to look like a teenager without changing our look of physique. So I took it as a challenge and lost 10 Kgs in 22 Days. That did the trick.
How did you lose 10 Kgs in 22 Days? Can you share that secret with us..
I followed General Motors Diet Plan. But I changed it to suit to my body requirements by adding some chicken intake and some carbs. I had burnt 1000 Calories daily. Should do workouts, should take more water and also should have rest with sleep of 6 -7 hours. I used to have 75 Kgs then, and come to 64 Kgs. I am maintaining that same physique now.
Tell us about the six-pack abs..
It is Aamir sir (Aamir Khan) who helped me in achieving that. He gave his trainer. With inputs from Aamir, I did achieve it. He was undergoing for eight-pack abs for Hindi version of Ghajini. So he helped me out.
Which Ghajini did you like - the Hindi version or Tamil version?
Hindi film. Because the Hindi version has lot more new things, and the budget is huge. I liked the changes that are done in Hindi. I believe Aamir Khan pulled it off single handedly. His dedication to a film is amazing. I know how hard it is to achieve such 8-pack physique especially at the age of 40+. He is amazing guy.
Can you pick up the top 5 films in your career..
1. Nanda
2. Kakkha..Kakhaa (later remade in Telugu as Gharshana)
3) Pitamagan (Shiva Putrudu)
4. Ghajini
5. Surya S/O Krishnan.
How romantic you are in real life?
I am very boring person in real life, not romantic.
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