Vaalu,which stars Simbu,Hansika and Santhanam,has a new addition to the cast.Aditya,a leading hero from Kannada films,joins the team today as he begins shooting for the film.Talking about his role,Aditya says,I play an outand-out negative character in the film.While at that,it is not the usual bad guy,as this guy is very charming and suave.In fact,in this comic entertainer,the heroines running behind me,while the hero is after her.
Quiz Aditya,who comes from one of the reputed filmi families in Sandalwood,on why he chose to make his start as a villain and he says,Kollywood was always on my mind and I was only waiting for a good break.Rajini sir is my idol and he too began through negative roles.
He adds,We all begin our careers by playing heroes in our respective industries.But,its only through opportunities like these that we can experiment.Sudeep took the risk with his Rajamouli film and it paid off.Aditya also believes that this is the only natural progression for the Indian film industry to take.It was bound to happen that heroes and big actors eventually agreed to do interesting character roles.People in Hollywood have been doing it for long,and finally,it is an acceptable thing to do here as well. VILLAINS FROM KARNATAKA
Rajinikanth began his innings in K-Town playing negative roles Prakash Raj moved from doing TV serials in Karnataka to becoming one of the most soughtafter villains today Kishore transitioned from Kannada to Tamil films and has become a villain to watch out for Sudeep played the villain in his debut Kollywood film that released recently
Published In
TIMES OF INDIA (ChennaiTimes)
Daily English Newspaper
Dated 18-July-2012
