“Mysskin is pressurizing me to act,” reveals Vetrimaaran

In an interesting conversation with director Bharatbala of Mariyaan fame at the ongoing 46th International Film Festival of India in Goa, film-maker Vetrimaaran answered a question on whether he would take up acting in the future. “Once I finished my first film, I received two scripts asking me to play the lead role. That’s been happening for a long time. Now, the last one to join the list is Mysskin. He is pressurizing me now,” said Vetrimaaran.

“But I feel being a scriptwriter is like being in a very egoistic state. You play god. You create a character. You kill a character. You make two people fall in love. You do this.. You do that. So, that’s a very spoilt state of mind. Being an actor is like being in a very narcissistic state of mind. Being in an egoistic state of mind is dangerous. Being in a narcissistic state of mind is also dangerous. Being an egoistic narcissist, you will never be able to survive. I have seen many directors who could have been big losing out to become actors. I have seen many actors losing out to write scripts,” added Vetri.