Actor
Atharvaa,
who
plays
a
hurdler
in
his
forthcoming
Tamil
flick
Eetti,
trained
with
athletes
who
have
participated
in
Commonwealth
Games,
to
look
and
play
his
part
in
a
convincing
way.
"When
I
was
required
to
play
an
athlete,
I
wanted
to
look
like
one,
which
was
only
possible
if
I
trained
like
one.
I
trained
with
real
athletes,
underwent
the
same
rigorous
workout
regime
and
spent
months
on
getting
the
right
physique
to
play
a
hurdler,"
Atharvaa
told
IANS.
Talking
about
his
physical
transformation,
which
also
includes
sporting
six-pack
abs,
he
said
the
whole
process
didn't
happen
overnight.
"I
trained
for
nearly
a
year.
My
day
would
start
as
early
as
3:30
AM
with
weight
training.
I'd
do
my
hurdles
training
between
8:30
and
9:30.
This
was
followed
by
shooting,
and
I'd
train
again
in
the
evening
between
7
and
9
PM," he
said,
adding
that
he
liked
the
idea
of
being
fit.
"Although
I'd
get
tired
easily
because
of
low
fat
percentage,
I
was
happy
living
a
healthy
lifestyle," he
added.
Atharvaa
was
shooting
for
two
other
films
when
he
started
training
for
Eetti,
and
he
admits
it
was
tough
to
not
let
one
project
influence
the
other.
"I
ensured
there
was
no
break
in
my
workout
schedule.
Irrespective
of
shooting
simultaneously
for
two
projects,
I
still
found
time
to
train
for
'Eetti'," he
said.
He
doesn't
feel
as
if
he
has
pushed
himself
to
the
edge
for
the
project.
"I'm
too
young
to
even
draw
a
line
and
decide
on
things
I
shouldn't
be
doing.
As
an
actor,
it's
my
responsibility
to
see
to
that
I
do
anything
for
the
sake
of
my
character,"
he
added.
In
the
film,
which
is
directed
by
Ravi
Arasu,
Atharvaa
comes
to
Chennai
from
Thanjavur
to
participate
in
110
meters
hurdles
race.
"The
story
is
about
the
hurdles
the
protagonist
faces
before
taking
part
in
the
race.
It's
a
sports-oriented
script
with
ample
scope
for
action
and
romance," he
said.
The
film
also
stars
Sri
Divya,
Jayaprakash
and
'Aadukalam'
Naren
in
important
roles.