For an actor who is at the peak
of stardom, to move out of his
comfort zone is not an easy
task. However, for Prithviraj, that is just another day on the
job.
Post Anwar, his superhit
Malayalam film whose dubbed
Tamil version released last
Friday, the suave star, will be seen next in Urumi, a period
trilingual, directed by Santosh
Sivan.
“The idea of Urumi, originated from a discussion with director
Santosh Sivan,” begins Prithviraj, who is working with the director
again after Ananthabhadram. “As the idea materia lised, we realized
that this sort of a film needed a
big budget and there fore, we
teamed up with producer Shaji
Natesan and formed a
production house. It was then that we decided to do it as a
trilingual,” he adds. The actor plays the role of
Chirakal Kelu Nayanar, the leader
of a princely state in Kerala in
the 16th century, who leads a
re volution to kill Vasco da Gama.
Urumi, which is a weapon of destruction used in war fare, has
a direct connection with the film
and Prithvi, for his part, has
under gone intense training to
wield the weapon.
“Learning to use the urumi requires a lot of
hard work and concentration. It
involves years of methodical
training as it is sharp on both
s ides, and can even kill a person,
if not used carefully,” he explains.
The shooting of Urumi was no
bed of roses either.
“To reach the location, we first travelled
by car and then a tr actor.
Finally, there was a long walk
involved before we reached the
location in Malshej Ghats,
Maharashtra. It was physically as well as mentally taxing, but we
are all happy with the effort as
the film has come out better
than expected,” Prithvi laughs. Mean while, the actor is also all
set to make his Bollywood debut.
Talking about the project, he
explains, “The film is an untitled venture by acclaimed Marathi
director Sachin Kundalkar, and
this will be his first Hindi film. Rani
Mukerji will play the heroine.” Talking of heroines, we can’ t help but ask Prithvi about his
equation with the three
Bollywood heroines in Urumi — Tabu, Vidya Balan and Genelia,
but the actor chooses to remain
tight-lipped.
“They are all very talented and professional
actresses and it was a real
pleasure to work with them,” he finally concedes.
Ask Prithviraj about the secret
of his success and the actor
s hrugs it off non chalantly.
“It can mean a hit movie, stardom,
recognition or even awards. But,
success for me is always a
re lative thing,” he says signing off.
Prithviraj Sukumaran
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