One
of
Tamil
cinema's
most
talented
actors
Vijay
Sethupathi,
is
now
gearing
up
to
take
Hindi
cinema
by
storm.
After
signing
Santosh
Sivan's
Mumbaikar
and
Sriram
Raghavan's
next
with
Katrina
Kaif,
the
south
superstar
has
now
given
his
nod
to
a
silent
Hindi
film.
Titled
Gandhi
Talks,
the
film
will
be
helmed
by
Kishore
Pandurang
Belekar.
The
director
revealed
that
initially,
he
was
planning
to
cast
a
Bollywood
actor
in
his
film.
But,
when
he
watched
Vijay
Sethupathi's
Tamil
films,
he
was
mesmerised
by
his
acting
chops,
and
decided
to
cast
him
in
his
dream
project
on
which
he
has
been
working
since
19
years.
Kishore
told
ETimes,
"This
project
has
been
close
to
my
heart
and
when
the
actor
playing
the
part
relates
to
the
idea
and
the
emotional
graph,
it
turns
out
to
be
a
boon
for
the
director.
Every
director
looks
for
certain
characteristics
in
his
actor
when
he
approaches
them
for
a
part.
Initially
I
was
planning
to
cast
a
Bollywood
actor,
but
when
I
extended
my
search
to
regional
cinema,
I
came
across
Vijay
Sethupathi.
I
watched
his
impeccable
performances
in
Tamil
films
and
his
acting
prowess
left
me
mesmerised."
He
further
continued,
"He
is
not
only
brilliant,
he
is
also
a
gutsy
actor,
who
is
not
worried
about
his
image
or
stardom.
His
acting
skills,
style
statement
and
vocal
dynamism
is
stupendous
and
that's
when
I
felt
I
have
found
my
lead
star.
He
is
not
only
prodigious
in
his
work,
but
also
down-to-earth.
I
am
really
excited
to
work
with
Vijay,
who
understands
my
vision
and
approach
towards
the
film;
I
want
to
start
work
on
my
dream
project
as
soon
as
possible."
On
the
other
hand,
Vijay
Sethupathi
is
excited
to
take
up
this
challenge
and
was
quoted
as
saying
by
ETimes,
"I
have
been
experimenting
with
different
characters
throughout
my
career
and
when
this
silent
film
came
my
way
I
knew
I
had
to
take
up
this
challenge.
Kishor
sir
has
a
fantastic
story
and
script
in
place.I
know
this
project
will
surely
be
an
outstanding
one.
Gandhiji's
thoughts
are
more
important
and
valid
than
his
picture
in
the
Indian
rupee
period."
Meanwhile,
Vijay
Sethupathi's
latest
release
Master,
in
which
he
plays
Tamil
superstar
Thalapathy
Vijay's
nemesis,
has
taken
the
box
office
by
storm.