My efforts to learn Tamil shocked Vijay and Murugadoss: Neil Nitin Mukesh
Kaththi villain Neil Nitin Mukesh, though from the land of Bollywood, has put in his earnest efforts to learn Tamil to recite the dialogues in the film. “I used to sit with the assistant directors, get all my lines translated and the mug them up. I would then rehearse standing in front of the mirror and know that I’m stressing on the correct words. I didn’t want to sound like I’m saying the dialogues just for the heck of it. My efforts to learn the language came as quite a shock to Murugadoss and Vijay because they weren’t expecting it,” reveals Neil Nitin Mukesh.
“There is a tendency for any villain to go over the top while playing a baddie. I have avoided that in ‘Kaththi’. I wanted to ensure my character doesn’t go overboard and only appear as someone who is bad by nature and not by looks. Another thing audiences will find in my character is that I won’t come across as a usual south Indian villain. Thanks to my stylist Rupali, I’ve been made as stylish as Brad Pitt and David Beckham. Since I play a foreign-returned character, I wanted to look like I belong there,” add Neil.
AR Murugadoss is looking forward to wrap up most portions of the film in this long Chennai schedule. Neil, Vijay and Samantha are all part of this crucial leg of shooting.
