Actor Siva Karthikeyan, who works predominantly within the Tamil movie trade, has an honest fan following in Telugu-speaking states due to movies like Remo, Seema Raja and Shakthi. His upcoming movie Doctor has been dubbed in Telugu, and it’ll launch on October 9 in Telugu-speaking states with the title Varun Doctor. Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the film additionally stars Vinay Rai, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Yogi Babu and Milind Soman in outstanding roles.
Ahead of the movie’s launch, Karthikeyan interacted with the media. Excerpts from the interplay:
How is the movie’s physician totally different from different medical doctors?
Every physician performs operations, however the operations performed by the physician within the movie are very totally different. He is a military physician. As now we have proven within the teaser and trailers, the film offers with human and organ trafficking. The focus is on who does it and why they do it. This makes for remainder of the story.
Judging by the movie’s trailer, Doctor seems to be like an actioner. Can we are saying it’s a full-length actioner?
The film has solely two motion sequences, however motion and the fun will probably be there. The protagonist and the antagonist could have a mind-bending method in the direction of one another slightly than bodily fights. As an entire, the movie has mix of humour and thrills.
What pushed you to provide Doctor?
Director Nelson Dilipkumar has been a really shut buddy of mine for the reason that days of my tv profession. I began my tv profession in 2007, and he directed the present, which I took half in. My belief in him made me produce this movie.
What was the largest problem for you whereas capturing the movie?
For me, the largest problem was to carry out with out expressing feelings. My character within the film by no means emotes. He by no means expresses something. He believes in motion. In actuality, I’m extra of an expressive man.
There was a number of discuss Doctor releasing on an OTT platform.
After the primary wave of Covid-19, we waited as we had plans to go for a theatrical launch as soon as it was over. But when the second wave got here, we had been just a little skeptical concerning the launch of the movie. I produced this film on a first-copy foundation and gave it to KJR Studios. They determine the enterprise and the whole lot. So, I advised them to do no matter they felt proper. But fortunately, the second wave was there for a lesser period of time, and because the situation turned clearer, we determined to go for the theatrical launch.
The film was made for the theatrical expertise. Watching a movie in a theatre with many individuals having fun with it’s a distinctive expertise altogether. That is the motivation for us to launch the film in cinema halls.
As an actor and producer, how did the pandemic have an effect on you?
We stopped the capturing of the movie through the first wave. Then once more, we resumed the second schedule, and we prayed that everybody ought to stay secure and wholesome. That was our primary concern. Only after that work and enterprise comes. We are lucky sufficient to launch the movie in theatres now.
From a tv profession to now changing into an actor-producer, you’ve got come a great distance. What was the difficult a part of your journey?
Crossing daily is the difficult half. I’ve to unlearn and study a lot. Sometimes, now we have to revisit our previous, and play that right here within the current. There will probably be many calculations and dangers. Whenever I do issues associated to movies, I’ve to face and undergo these processes.
Tell us about your Telugu movie.
Producers will make an announcement formally. Right now, the discussions are happening, and the whole lot is wanting constructive.
Are you wanting ahead to doing any OTT tasks?
Right now, I’m not very eager on OTT. OTT is booming. In the longer term, I would do an OTT venture.
Tell us about your upcoming tasks.
The shoot for the Ayalaan is accomplished. The film is concerning the interplay between an alien and the movie’s protagonist. Don is a feel-good school drama.
