There is no other agenda apart from being part of films that entertain the audiences for the actor.
His inimitable charm spills over when you speak to actor R Madhavan. Dressed in a black suit with matching shades, the actor looked visibly tired and yet managed to wow the crowd with his signature smile. The actor, who was in the city to unveil his wax statue in Joyalukkas, posed for the lensmen willingly. “It makes me feel shy,” quipped Madhavan though, pointing towards the wax statue.
After the stupendous success of his last film Tanu Weds Manu with Kangana Ranaut, the actor is thrilled about his next Tamil project, Vettai, with N Linguswamy, who he pairs up after nine years post Run. He says, “It is great working with Linguswamy again as he’s one of the most chilled out directors to work with. The film has elements of action, comedy and romance, and I play a police officer.”
The film, scheduled to release in December, also stars Arya, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul in lead roles. The actor, who has been always comfortable working in multi-starrer movies, says that working with this team has left fun memories. “We had a fabulous time working for this project. Since most parts of the movie were shot in remote villages, it was more or less like a picnic with your buddies. Sam (Sameera Reddy) is a total tomboy, man, and we had so much fun,” he chuckles.
After getting the chemistry right with his “odd-pair” Kangana in Tanu Weds Manu, he romances Bipasha this time in Jodi Breakers, his upcoming in Bollywood. Says Madhavan, “This is the first time I will be working with Bipasha and yes, we are quite an unlikely pair. We are two different people from completely different genres... but we share a great chemistry in the film.”
Shuffling between advertisement shoots, Bollywood and Kollywood, we probe the actor on whether traveling takes a toll on him. “Of course, it does. From airplanes to tractors, I’ve pretty much travelled in all of them, except for your Bangalore Metro,” he quips, adding, “Honestly, I am not able to manage travelling and that’s one of the reasons I am taking one or two projects at a time. It helps me give more attention to a particular project too.”
Having been part of some fine films and working with big names in the film industry, what sort of a benchmark does the actor have now? “I neither have big dreams nor a benchmark. I move on after completing the film and getting my remuneration. The only think that’s of concern is to be part of films that entertain the audiences. When they walk out of a theatre, they should be happy watching an R Madhavan film,” he signs off.
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