Karthi's latest film, Saguni, is one of the most hard-hitting performances he's done so far. There's nothing pretentious about his role and there are no extra frills or fittings either.
The film opens with a scene in which Karthi, a village lad, finds himself in an urban setting in an attempt to save his ancestral home from falling prey to a multi-core government infrastructural project. "The government is caught in a warp of politics, corruption and caste. And nothing works straight.
The young man is humiliated, insulted and shunned — that's when he realises that he will have to play some dirty game to save his home from being cornered by landsharks. We've attempted something very simple and I think it has worked well," Karthi tells Metrolife.
Karthi has carved a niche for himself. None of his movies till date — whether Aayirathil Oruvan, Paiyaa, Siruthai or his latest Saguni — is the run-of-the-mill kind. The roles that he chooses, he says, must not only appeal to him but must give him enough room to be able to explore and exploit his talent as an actor.
"What I really like about my latest role is the transition from a vulnerable to a serious man. There is really nothing filmy about the dialogues and the conversation among the actors. It's simple, and something that people can identify with easily," he says and adds, "a lot of people mistook the film for a political drama. It is a film that is steeped in political satire. You won't see the usual fights and not much of romancing as well."
The posters of Karthi's next project, titled, Alex Pandian, show him wearing a lungi, wielding a gun in each hand with a bidi in his mouth. "That look was only for the poster. I change to a more glamourous avatar as the film progresses. The film is called 'Bad Boy' in Telugu. I play a boy from the slums," he informs.
Karthi is someone who doesn't really believe in sporting a six-pack — or any pack, for that matter, "If the character demands, it's important to have a well-toned body. But I don't believe in six-packs," he insists.
Karthi is content with Tamil films for now but he is listening to a few scripts in Telugu as well. He confesses that he wouldn't mind working with Vishal Bhardwaj. "Vishal is a good friend and all the films he's made thus far are not routine stuff," he says. Life hasn't changed much after Karthi got married, less than a year ago. "My wife travels with me most of the time. I am still trying to balance time between work and my family," he wraps up.
The film opens with a scene in which Karthi, a village lad, finds himself in an urban setting in an attempt to save his ancestral home from falling prey to a multi-core government infrastructural project. "The government is caught in a warp of politics, corruption and caste. And nothing works straight.
The young man is humiliated, insulted and shunned — that's when he realises that he will have to play some dirty game to save his home from being cornered by landsharks. We've attempted something very simple and I think it has worked well," Karthi tells Metrolife.
Karthi has carved a niche for himself. None of his movies till date — whether Aayirathil Oruvan, Paiyaa, Siruthai or his latest Saguni — is the run-of-the-mill kind. The roles that he chooses, he says, must not only appeal to him but must give him enough room to be able to explore and exploit his talent as an actor.
"What I really like about my latest role is the transition from a vulnerable to a serious man. There is really nothing filmy about the dialogues and the conversation among the actors. It's simple, and something that people can identify with easily," he says and adds, "a lot of people mistook the film for a political drama. It is a film that is steeped in political satire. You won't see the usual fights and not much of romancing as well."
The posters of Karthi's next project, titled, Alex Pandian, show him wearing a lungi, wielding a gun in each hand with a bidi in his mouth. "That look was only for the poster. I change to a more glamourous avatar as the film progresses. The film is called 'Bad Boy' in Telugu. I play a boy from the slums," he informs.
Karthi is someone who doesn't really believe in sporting a six-pack — or any pack, for that matter, "If the character demands, it's important to have a well-toned body. But I don't believe in six-packs," he insists.
Karthi is content with Tamil films for now but he is listening to a few scripts in Telugu as well. He confesses that he wouldn't mind working with Vishal Bhardwaj. "Vishal is a good friend and all the films he's made thus far are not routine stuff," he says. Life hasn't changed much after Karthi got married, less than a year ago. "My wife travels with me most of the time. I am still trying to balance time between work and my family," he wraps up.