No fear of being overshadowed by Kangana: R Madhavan
Actor Madhavan is glad that he shares screen space with Kangana
By : subhash k. jha
Update: 2015-05-16 02:02 GMT
Mumbai: After a long hiatus from Bollywood, R. Madhavan is poised for a grand comeback with two Hindi films. First up is Aanand Rai’s Tanu Weds Manu Returns, followed by the boxing flick Saala Khadoos in which Madhavan plays an irate boxing teacher.
The actor, who has been a big name in Tamil cinema for 12 years, suffers no sense of insecurity about being overshadowed by Kangana Ranaut in Tanu Weds Manu Returns. “I am happy with my role. Kangana may have a double role, but the film is about both of us. We are the couple from the title. And she deserves every bit of the success she has got. What is more important is that we have made a proper sequel that takes the story forward. I’ve the same gut-feeling about Tanu Weds Manu Returns that I had for 3 Idiots. Some films are destined to change the definition of entertainment.”
Madhavan trained for more than a year for Saala Khadoos, changing his entire body language for the part. “It was tough getting my body into a different shape. But being sporty by nature I took on the challenge. And I am glad to say I proved equal to the challenge.”
But more challenging than getting into shape was the challenge of playing such contrasting characters in two different films. “Doing Saala Khadoos and Tanu Weds Manu Returns was like going through two different eras. After so many years in front of the camera I finally feel I’ve done something to be proud of,” he adds.