‘Dhanush’s A Generous Co-Actor, Director’

‘I’m
in
awe
of
how
secure
he
is,
as
an
actor,
performer
and
director.’

Telugu
actor

Sundeep
Kishan
didn’t
think
twice
before
taking
up

Raayan.

“Choosing
to
become
a
part
of

Raayan
was
a
no-brainer
because
it
was
Dhanush’s
50th
film,
and
he
was
offering
me
a
part
that
he
had
written
for
himself.
I
thought
it
was
an
incredible
compliment.
I
felt
I
had
to
do
justice
to
it,
more
than
even
having
to
think
if
it
was
the
right
decision
to
make,”
Sundeep
tells

Subhash
K
Jha.

Transitioning
to
Tamil
is
not
a
big
deal
for
Sundeep.

“As
far
as
Tamil
cinema
is
concerned,
my
biggest
ambition
is
to
be
known
and
liked
by
everybody.
So
this
was
an
incredible
opportunity
to
reach
out
to
a
majority
or
almost
all
of
the
Tamil
audience
with
a
character
which
has
potential
for
an
incredible
performance,
hoping
I
have
done
a
good
job
with
it.

“This
is
a
film
that
I’ve
done
for
the
joy
of
the
craft
and
for
being
a
part
of
great
cinema.
What
I
am
today
or
the
way
I’ve
pulled
off
roles
or
that
I’ve
come
forward
on
my
career
so
far
is
because
of
some
really
loyal
fans
who
stood
by
me
during
terrible
days.
It’s
during
the
bad
days
when
you
get
to
know
the
people
who
actually
stand
by
you.
I
think

Raayan
is
a
film
in
which
they
will
be
really
proud
of
me.”

Sundeep
is
all
praise
for
Dhanush,
who
also
directs
the
film.

“He
is
a
generous
co-actor
and
director.
It
takes
a
lot
of
heart
to
make
a
50th
film
where
you
have
such
an
elaborate
cast
with
each
cast
member
having
important
parts.
I’m
in
awe
of
how
secure
he
is,
as
an
actor,
performer
and
director.
It
was
a
fantastic
opportunity
for
me
to
learn
from
him,
not
just
in
terms
of
performance
but
about
how
to
look
at
cinema
and
how
to
approach
your
career.”

Sundeep’s
last
release

Michael
was
a
box
office
failure.

“I
was
incredibly
disappointed
initially
but
over
time,
when
I
realised
the
kind
of
response
and
love
the
film
kept
getting,
when
I
would
meet
people
who
said
they’re
a
huge
fan
of

Michael
or
my
character,
it
made
me
very
happy.
But
initially,
I
was
disappointed
that
I
couldn’t
keep
up
my
promise
to
my
distributors.
We
had
a
lot
of
love
for
that
film.
We
know
that
somewhere,
we
faltered
in
terms
of
the
narrative,
so
it
was
very
important
for
me
to
learn
from
it,”
he
says.

Sundeep
is
confident
that
audiences
will
watch
a
film
if
it
is
worthy
of
their
time,
money
and
attention.

“Most
films
are
performing
well
in
theatres
at
the
moment.
Recently,
we
had
a
mega
blockbuster
in

Kalki.
The
anticipation
for

Raayan
is
also
huge,
so
I
think
this
will
be
a
good
cash
registering
theatrical
film.
This
is
a
film
for
everybody.
It
has
great
music,
humour,
emotions
and
a
lot
of
action.
It
will
cater
to
a
majority
of
the
audience.

“Just
the
fact
that
it
is
Dhanush’s
directorial…
as
an
audience,
I
would
be
very
excited
to
see
how
Dhanush
will
direct
himself
along
with
such
a
stellar
cast
like
SJ
Surya
sir,
Selvaraghavan
sir,
Kalidas
Prakash
Raj
sir…”
Sundeep
says.

About
his
next
projects,
Sundeep
says,
“I
have
my
next
with
Trinadha
Rao
Nakkina,
who
made

Dhamaka.
It
will
be
a
family
entertainer,
we
haven’t
titled
it
yet.
After
that,
I
will
team
up
with
Swaroop
RSJ
of

Agent
Sai
Srinivasa
Athreya.
It
will
be
a
college
action
love
story.
After
a
lot
of
serious
films,
I’m
finally
going
back
to
fun,
happy
films.
There
is
also

The
Family
Man
Season
3,
which
I’m
very
excited
about.”