Madhavan will soon play a hunter in Tamil director Sarkunam’s yet-to-be titled film. The movie will be shot in the jungles of Thailan.
Madhavan will also be penning dialogues for the Hindi edition of the film -- which will go on the floors soon after the actor wraps up his shoot for Vikram-Veda, which is currently underproduction on the outskirts of Chennai.
Madhavan, who grew up in Jamshedpur, has excellent Hindi language skills.
Language was one reason why a great actor like Kamal Hassan could never fit into Hindi cinema. And so many others from southern India as well.
From the chocolate-boy in Mani Ratnam’s unforgettable Alaipayuthey to Kannathil Muthamittal (where he is the father of a little Sri Lankan refugee girl he adopts), Madhavan’s versatility knows no bounds. As the years rolled by, this only became more apparent. We saw this in 3 Idiots – where he is a meek son whose passion to be a wildlife photographer sees the end of a dark tunnel until his friends step in to help him.
In Vettai, he amazed us with a brilliant turn in his character – from a cowardly cop under the shadows of his brother to an epitome of courage and conviction.
{{/usCountry}}In Vettai, he amazed us with a brilliant turn in his character – from a cowardly cop under the shadows of his brother to an epitome of courage and conviction.
{{/usCountry}}He excelled again in Tanu Weds Manu and Irudhi Suttru (Saala Khadoos in Hindi).In the first, he is a sophisticated doctor, who does not lose his cool and dignity even when a gun is pointed at him. In the second, he is a disillusioned and much chastised boxer who finds a new meaning to his devastated life when he chances upon a fisher-girl with a latent potential.
Now, in Vikram Veda (culled from the folklore, Vikramathithan Vedhalam and inspired by Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can), Madhavan plays a cop and Vijay Sethupathi (another very interesting actor from Tamil cinema) a gangster.