Audiences will see different side of Gautham in 'Rangoon': director
Chennai
June 07, 2017
Debutant director Rajkumar Periasamy
says audiences will see a never seen before dimension of actor Gautham
Karthik in forthcoming Tamil action-thriller "Rangoon", which hits the
screens on Friday.
"The role required Gautham to portray the kind of life he has not seen.
This brought forth a different side of him which will be very new to
the audience. When I pitched the story, he even asked me, 'Will I able
to pull off the character?'. It was only after I handed over the script
book, did he believe in himself," Periasamy told IANS.
In "Rangoon", Gautham plays a Tamil guy born in Burma, who finds
livelihood in Chennai.
Talking about why he roped in Gautham, the director said: "When I wrote
the script, I wanted an actor in his early 20s and someone energetic
and street smart. I saw these qualities in Gautham, and I also felt he
hadn't played anything close to this character."
Irrespective of the film's result at the box-office, Periasamy is
confident that "Rangoon" will go down as a milestone in Gautham's
career.
"He worked really hard. He even told me that he was proud to have been
part of this project," he added.
Also starring Sana Makbul, the film is jointly produced by A.R.
Murugadoss and Fox Star Studios.
Chennai
June 07, 2017
Debutant director Rajkumar Periasamy
says audiences will see a never seen before dimension of actor Gautham
Karthik in forthcoming Tamil action-thriller "Rangoon", which hits the
screens on Friday.
"The role required Gautham to portray the kind of life he has not seen.
This brought forth a different side of him which will be very new to
the audience. When I pitched the story, he even asked me, 'Will I able
to pull off the character?'. It was only after I handed over the script
book, did he believe in himself," Periasamy told IANS.
In "Rangoon", Gautham plays a Tamil guy born in Burma, who finds
livelihood in Chennai.
Talking about why he roped in Gautham, the director said: "When I wrote
the script, I wanted an actor in his early 20s and someone energetic
and street smart. I saw these qualities in Gautham, and I also felt he
hadn't played anything close to this character."
Irrespective of the film's result at the box-office, Periasamy is
confident that "Rangoon" will go down as a milestone in Gautham's
career.
"He worked really hard. He even told me that he was proud to have been
part of this project," he added.
Also starring Sana Makbul, the film is jointly produced by A.R.
Murugadoss and Fox Star Studios.
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