Director
Sarath
says
forthcoming
Tamil
political
drama
Ko
2
does
not
target
any
political
party
or
any
particular
politician.
He
says
the
film
addresses
several
problems
that
haunt
the
common
man.
"I've
shown
no
inclination
towards
any
party
or
individual
in
the
film.
It's
about
how
a
common
man
reacts
to
problems
that
haunt
him
on
a
day-to-day
basis," Sarath
told
IANS,
adding
that
even
though
the
plot
revolves
around
a
common
man
and
the
state
Chief
Minister,
he's
given
lot
of
weightage
to
the
CM's
role.
"I
really
respect
the
CM's
position.
Therefore,
I've
given
equal
importance
to
his
character
and
portrayed
it
in
such
a
way
that
people
will
understand
how
powerful
is
his
role,"
he
said.
Starring
Prakash
Raj
and
Bobby
Simhaa,
the
film
is
slated
for
release
in
cinemas
on
Friday
(May
13th).
The
film
is
based
on
Telugu
political
thriller
Pratinidhi,
and
Sarath
says
he
watched
the
original
by
accident.
"My
friends
dragged
me
to
the
theatre
to
watch
'Pratinidhi'.
Fifteen
minutes
into
the
film,
I
realised
the
potential
of
the
subject.
That's
where
the
journey
of
'Ko
2' started
as
an
idea.
Initially,
the
film
was
supposed
to
be
produced
by
film-maker
Chakri
Toleti,
whom
I
had
assisted
and
composer
Yuvan
Shankar
Raja,"
he
said,
adding
Vijay
Sethupathi
was
his
first
choice
for
the
role
of
the
protagonist.
Finally,
Bobby
Simhaa
came
on
board
and
producer
Elred
Kumar
bankrolled
the
project.
Was
Bobby
a
better
choice
than
Vijay
Sethupathi?
"Bobby
is
a
director's
artist.
He
has
the
knack
to
act
like
a
comedian
and
can
also
be
serious
if
a
role
requires.
One
of
the
challenges
on
this
project
was
to
make
the
whole
film
entertaining,
despite
dealing
with
serious
issues.
Thanks
to
Bobby,
he
ensured
where
to
invoke
humour
even
in
a
serious
scene," he
said.
Going
by
the
promos
of
Ko
2,
Bobby's
character
has
superstar
Rajinikanth's
mannerism.
Sarath
said
it
wasn't
done
on
purpose.
"We
tried
our
best
to
convince
him
to
avoid
such
mannerisms.
But
Bobby
considers
Rajinikanth
as
God,
so
when
he
acts,
these
mannerisms
come
to
him
from
within.
I
think
subconsciously
he's
tuned
to
act
like
this.
Even
when
he
walks,
it
reminds
one
of
Rajinikanth," he
said.
Ko
2
releases
three
days
prior
to
Tamil
Nadu
assembly
elections
and
Sarath
hopes
it
will
work
in
the
film's
favour.
"We've
tried
to
capture
the
mood
of
the
election
season.
I
hope
audiences
will
like
it
and
relate
to
it
on
an
emotional
level,"
he
said.
Sarath
and
Bobby
are
set
to
collaborate
again
for
a
bilingual
project
next.
"We
plan
to
go
on
the
floors
from
October.
Bobby
will
play
a
cop
and
a
well-known
Telugu
actor
will
play
the
villain,"
he
added.
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