Jagame
Thandhiram,
the
highly
anticipated
Dhanush
starrer
is
gearing
up
for
a
Netflix
release
on
June
18,
Friday.
The
gangster
thriller
marks
the
Tamil
debut
of
the
popular
Malayalam
actor
Joju
George.
In
a
recent
interview
given
to
a
leading
Malayalam
online
media,
Joju
George
opened
up
about
his
role
in
Jagame
Thandhiram.
According
to
the
Nayattu
actor,
he
has
been
a
huge
fan
of
director
Karthik
Subbaraj
ever
since
he
watched
Pizza.
Even
though
he
tried
meeting
him
then,
it
didn't
happen.
However,
Joju
George
finally
got
a
chance
to
meet
Karthik,
while
the
casting
of
Jagame
Thandhiram
was
progressing
in
full
swing.
It
was
Vivek
Harshan
and
Dimal
Dennis,
the
editors
of
the
Dhanush
starrer,
who
introduced
Joju
George
to
Karthik
Subbaraj.
"I
was
asked
to
audition
for
this
particular
role,
and
Karthik
narrated
the
scene.
I
was
tensed
as
I
was
not
fluent
in
Tamil
then,
but
the
director
made
me
comfortable.
Once
I
started
performing
the
given
scene,
Karthik
just
smiled
and
I
was
on
board," the
actor
revealed.
As
per
the
reports,
Joju
George
is
playing
the
role
of
Shivadoss,
a
Tamil
gangster
who
lives
in
London,
in
Jagame
Thandhiram.
Even
though
initially
it
was
a
small
role,
director
Karthik
Subbaraj
decided
to
make
it
a
full-fledged
one
after
Joju
was
roped
in
for
the
project.
In
the
interview,
the
actor
hinted
that
his
role
in
the
Dhanush
starrer
is
inspired
by
a
popular
Tamil
cinema
character.
Joju
George,
who
is
all
praise
for
leading
man
Dhanush,
revealed
that
he
is
an
extremely
supportive
co-star.
The
Nayattu
actor
is
extremely
excited
about
sharing
the
screen
with
James
Cosmo
in
the
movie
and
revealed
that
the
Game
Of
Thrones
actor
is
the
first
Hollywood
star
he
has
ever
met
and
worked
with.