Producer
RK
Suresh,
who
makes
his
acting
debut
in
National
award-winning
film-maker
Bala's
forthcoming
Tamil
action-drama
Tharai
Thappattai,
says
he
has
waited
really
long
for
this
opportunity.
"I've
always
wanted
to
be
launched
by
Bala
sir.
I
would've
waited
longer
if
it
was
needed
to
work
with
him.
Besides
the
recognition
an
actor
gets
while
working
with
him,
it's
the
overall
experience
of
working
with
this
master
that
really
counts," Suresh
told
IANS.
Suresh
plays
the
antagonist
in
the
film,
which
will
focus
on
the
lives
of
'Karakattam' dancers,
and
is
slated
to
release
on
January
14th.
Recalling
how
he
landed
the
acting
opportunity,
he
said:
"I
had
distributed
Bala
sir's
'Paradesi'
in
few
areas.
Before
its
release,
I
met
him
and
told
him
that
I'm
interested
in
acting.
He
said
he'll
keep
it
mind."
In
2014,
Suresh
received
the
call
he'd
been
waiting
for
with
bated
breath
and
It
was
from
Bala's
office.
"I
sat
in
front
of
him
in
his
office.
He
kept
staring
at
me
for
a
few
minutes
and
then
told
me
I
was
required
to
grow
beard.
There
were
no
questions
asked.
It
was
one
year
after
I
started
growing
my
beard,
he
called
and
informed
that
I'll
be
working
in
his
new
project," he
recalled.
Suresh
didn't
even
know
what
role
he
was
playing.
"He
just
told
me
it
was
an
important
role.
I
really
didn't
care
to
know
much
about
my
role.
What
was
important
for
me
was
that
I
was
getting
launched
by
Bala
sir.
I
was
going
to
work
with
him
and
there's
nothing
more
rewarding
than
that," he
said.
It
was
only
after
a
few
days
of
shooting
that
Suresh
realised
he
was
playing
the
baddie.
In
the
film,
which
also
features
actor-filmmaker
Sasikumar
and
Varalaxmi
Sarath
Kumar
in
the
lead,
Suresh
plays
the
kind
of
villain
Tamil
cinema
hasn't
seen
so
far.
"You
wouldn't
have
seen
anybody
more
villainous
than
my
character.
I
play
someone
who's
mostly
silent,
but
at
the
same
time
extremely
violent," said
Suresh,
who
says
the
film
will
be
incredibly
close
to
reality.
"Bala
sir
is
known
for
his
realistic
portrayal.
He
wanted
everything
to
be
realistic,
including
the
fight
scenes.
He
expects
his
actors
to
get
under
the
skin
of
their
characters
and
all
of
us
lived
our
roles,"
he
said.
While
many
claim
Bala
is
strict,
authoritative
and
hard
to
please
on
the
sets,
Suresh
thinks
otherwise.
"One
needs
to
surrender
themselves
to
him.
You
follow
his
lead
and
do
as
he
says;
you'll
enjoy
working
with
him.
I
admit
he's
not
someone
who
usually
likes
to
appreciate
his
actors,
but
he
knows
when
exactly
to
do
that,"
he
said.
The
film
has
music
by
maestro
Ilaiyaraaja,
and
it
happens
to
be
his
1000th
album.