I don’t play over-the-top villain in Kaththi: Neil Nitin Mukesh
1 Aug 2014 1:56 AM IST
AR Murugadoss-directed Kaththi also features Vijay and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles.
‘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,’ Neil said.
‘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,’ he added.
Neil says looks were always his ‘last priority’. He worked hard to learn the language.
‘I didn’t want to make a fool of myself without learning the language. If I don’t know the meaning of my dialogues, I would be stressing in the wrong places while delivering it.’ he said.
‘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,’ Neil said.
‘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,’ he added.
Neil says looks were always his ‘last priority’. He worked hard to learn the language.
‘I didn’t want to make a fool of myself without learning the language. If I don’t know the meaning of my dialogues, I would be stressing in the wrong places while delivering it.’ he said.
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