Actor
Raj
Bharath,
who
plays
one
of
the
leads
in
forthcoming
Tamil
romantic-drama
Natpathigaram
79,
says
the
film
will
stand
out
for
its
realistic
portrayal
of
friendship
vis-a-vis
movies
of
the
same
genre.
"Though
there
have
been
several
stories
on
friendship,
what
really
differentiates
'Natpathigaram
79'
from
other
films
is
its
treatment.
It
has
a
very
simple
story,
which
has
been
presented
in
a
contemporary
way," Raj
told
IANS.
Directed
by
Ravichandran,
the
film
will
hit
the
screens
on
Friday.
"In
this
tale
of
friendship,
there's
happiness,
fun,
pain
and
so
many
other
things
in
equal
proportion.
It
focuses
on
the
importance
of
relationships
and
how
people
perceive
it
nowadays.
Unlike
other
friendship
stories,
there
is
even
a
special
focus
on
the
family
angle,"
he
said.
The
project
is
very
close
to
Raj's
heart
as
he
was
involved
in
it
from
the
scripting
stage.
"The
director
is
my
uncle
and
I
assisted
him
on
this
film
for
nearly
two
years.
From
the
scripting
phase
to
post-production,
I
got
hands
on
knowledge
on
various
crafts,"
he
said.
Popular
for
playing
the
quadriplegic
villain
Thamba,
in
Onayum
Aatukuttiyum,
Raj
considers
his
role
in
Natpathigaram
79
as
his
career's
most
challenging.
"In
the
case
of
'Onayum
Aatukuttiyum',
my
performance
was
very
dramatic,
and
it
was
designed
to
be
that
way.
However,
in
this
film,
I
had
to
be
subtle
and
it
wasn't
easy,
because
it
was
quite
contrary
to
my
last
role,"
he
said.
The
film
also
stars
Amzath,
Reshmi
Menon
and
Tejaswi
Madivada.
On
the
sets,
says
Raj,
he
bonded
like
friends
with
his
co-stars.
"There
was
freedom,
which
resulted
in
great
camaraderie
between
the
lead
actors.
The
chemistry
between
us
will
reflect
on
the
screen
and
we
became
better
friends
through
the
course
of
the
film,"
he
said.
Next,
Raj
will
be
seen
playing
a
character
with
negative
shades
in
upcoming
Tamil
film
Sigai.
He
also
awaits
the
release
of
Tamil
thriller
Andhra
Mess,
in
which
he
has
played
the
lead.
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