Actor Siddharth on ‘Takkar’ and how he ‘sticks to his guns’
(Originally published in The Hindu on June 06, 2023)
You notice a certain elation when actor-producer Siddharth discusses his next 18 months of work. The actor has six films in the line-up — Takkar and another untitled project with director Karthik G Krish, Shankar’s Indian 2, co-starring Kamal Haasan, his own production Chiththa, directed by SU Arun Kumar, and producer Sashikanth’s directorial debut Test, co-starring Madhavan and Nayanthara. “This is a big boost to my confidence and a reminder of why I still do what I do,” says Siddharth.
Takkar, releasing this week, is coming four years after it began production. Carrying a story through a tight-knit production process till the release can be tiring. “This profession is not for the faint-hearted. You never know what’s going to happen and few things are in your control. But at the end of the day, when it all comes together, then it’s all worth it.”
Siddharth seems confident about Takkar, his first in an all-out actioner. “It’s a genre the audiences have not seen me in.” The action, put together with an unpredictable love story, is what drew him to Karthik’s script.
His character, Gunashekar aka Guns, is a young man pushed to the extreme in pursuit of money. “Where and how he exhibits his frustration makes him an action hero.” From the trailer, if you had assumed the film to…
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