Actor
Karthi,
who
has
shared
an
astounding
chemistry
with
Nagarjuna
in
the
film
Thozha,
hopes
their
"bromance" continues
for
years
to
come
as
they
hit
it
off
very
well
on
the
film's
set.
In
an
interview,
he
spoke
about
the
movie,
his
experience
of
working
with
Nagarjuna
and
more.
Excerpts
from
the
interview:
Q.
Your
bonding
with
Nagarjuna
is
fantastic?
I
really
enjoyed
working
with
Nag
sir.
The
comfort
level
between
us
was
amazing.
We
are
friends
in
the
film.
But
we
are
now
brothers
in
real
life.
We
got
along
well
from
the
very
first
day.
We
share
a
common
background.
We
are
both
actors'
sons.
We
are
both
qualified
engineers.
We
were
both
33
when
we
came
back
to
become
actors
in
India.
We
had
so
much
to
talk
and
share.
I
will
make
sure
the
bromance
continues
in
real
life.
Q.
To
what
do
you
attribute
the
huge
success
of
the
film?
It's
a
marvellous
story.
When
I
saw
the
original
French
film
"The
Intouchables",
I
felt
we
needed
to
take
the
emotions
to
another
level.
Q.
How
did
you
do
that?
The
emotions
were
extremely
controlled.
We
had
to
Indianise
"The
Intouchables" while
making
sure
mine
and
Nag
sir's
characters
remained
sensitive
to
the
original.
All
the
emotional
angles,
my
character's
estranged
family,
all
are
there
in
the
original.
We
only
opened
up
the
emotions.
Q.
Are
Tamil
actors
like
you
and
Dhanush
attempting
to
bring
more
realistic
acting
into
cinema?
As
an
actor,
it
is
my
endeavour
to
be
true
to
my
character.
I
remember
a
conversation
between
Naseeruddin
Shah
and
Shabana
Azmi
where
he
spoke
about
her
trying
to
perform
in
every
scene.
I
don't
want
to
be
caught
performing.
I
idolise
Mohanlal
sir.
I've
grown
up
watching
Kamal
Haasan
sir
and
Rajinikanth
sir.
Later
on
in
life,
I
realised
how
underrated
my
dad
(Sivakumar)
was.
His
performances
in
some
of
K
Balachander
films
were
outstanding.
Q.
Do
you
follow
any
of
your
idols?
As
far
as
following
anyone
is
concerned,
I've
failed
whenever
I've
looked
outwards
for
inspiration.
I
listen
only
to
myself.
Q.
How
did
you
get
into
films.
Apparently,
your
father,
the
great
Tamil
actor
Sivakumar,
was
opposed
to
the
idea
as
your
elder
brother
Suriya
was
already
an
actor?
Yes,
I
did
my
engineering.
But
half-way
through
my
course,
I
realised
I
wanted
to
be
in
the
movies.
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
watching
films.
I
never
had
the
guts
to
go
out
and
tell
my
dad
that
I
wanted
to
join
films.
He
brought
us
up
far
away
from
the
movie
industry.
We
were
not
even
allowed
on
movie
sets.
Q.
Why
was
that?
My
father
didn't
think
there
was
financial
security
in
movies.
He
wanted
me
to
have
a
Plan
B
ready.
Unlike
the
belief
those
days,
he
didn't
believe
the
uneducated
become
film
actors.
He
believed
a
strong
educational
background
would
help
me
with
my
career
in
films.
Q.
What
was
your
brother
Suriya's
advice
to
you?
He
told
me,
'If
you
want
to
achieve
something,
then
you
should
be
deserving.
You
have
to
change
as
a
person
to
become
an
actor
and
a
star,
improve
yourself
a
lot
and
keep
learning.'
He
keeps
pushing
the
boundaries
and
tries
out
new
stuff
irrespective
of
the
time
it
consumes
and
the
amount
of
work
it
demands.
Now
that
is
my
inspiration.
Q.
When
are
you
turning
director?
I
came
into
movies
to
become
a
director.
But
sadly
I
am
not
a
writer.
And
here
in
Tamil
cinema,
a
director
has
to
be
writer.
Q.
Any
plans
of
doing
Hindi
cinema?
I
haven't
really
thought
about.
But
I
love
the
cinema
of
Vishal
Bhardwaj.
If
he
calls,
I
will
go.
Otherwise
I
am
happy
where
I
am.
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