Vijay Sethupathi to play a school boy briefly in 96, says he has to prove ‘nothing’

Vijay Sethupathi’s next film is with Trisha Krishnan, where he briefly plays a school boy. When asked about it, he said his job as an actor is to be sincere and passionate.

Vijay Sethupathi, who currently has nearly half a dozen Tamil projects in his kitty, believes his purpose as an actor is to be sincere and passionate to the script and not worry about having to prove anything to anybody.

Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan will work together in 96. (VijaySethupathi.Official/Facebook)

His latest Tamil outing 96 was launched on Monday here.

He is paired with Trisha Krishnan in the film, to be directed by Prem Kumar.

Talking about 96, he said: “It’s a love story that unfolds in class 12. The title refers to the year of a school batch. I wasn’t sure if Trisha would work with me but she liked the script so much, she came on board.”

Wouldn’t it be challenging to play a school boy at 39?

“As a school boy, I appear for brief portion in the film. I don’t have to worry about the challenges involved in a role. As an actor, my job is to be sincere and passionate to the script. I don’t have to prove anything to anyone,” he said.

On the career front, Vijay awaits the release of Vikram Vedha, Karuppan and Seetha Kathi.

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