March 2, 2017
Bollywood actor Upen Patel, set to start shooting with
Atharvaa Murali for "Boomerang", says the new trend seems to be of Bollywood
heroes getting negative roles in the southern film industry.
Upen had
played a negative role in Shankar's Telugu film 'I'.
"I have been lucky
enough to be given my debut in the southern film industry by Shankar sir with
'I', whose next is '2.0' with Rajinikanth sir and Akshay Kumar, where Akshay
will be seen in a negative role.
"Bollywood heroes turning into southern
film villains seems to be the new trend. I am just thankful to be part of great
cinema and to be able to work in both Hindi and south industries," he said.
Upen is playing the main villain in "Boomerang".
"The film is
definitely commercial, but since it is a thriller, I can't reveal much about the
film. It is not a typical thriller, where a story revolves around a love story
and betrayal but its a unique story.
"The action sequences are just
great. What I like about the film is that there are many factors involved. I
think the southern cinema always brings new and fresh takes on different
stories. That excited me to do this film and it is not something you have seen
before," Upen said.
Asked which southern film franchise would he like to
be a part of, Upen, who made his Bollywood debut with "36 China Town", said: "I
would love to do a film like 'Bahubali'. I don't know any other actor who would
not like to be part of a franchise that is as big as 'Bahubhali'.
"The
script, scenes, direction, music all of it is, just amazing," he said.
"Boomerang" is directed and produced by "Ivan Thanthiran" fame R Kannan. It also
features Megha Akash, Sathish, RJ Balaji and Suhasini Maniratnam.