Sivakarthikeyan: I have direction dreams

With his new film, Doctor, set to come out this Saturday, here’s Sivakarthikeyan speaking of venturing beyond comfort zones

Bhuvanesh Chandar

(Originally published on 5th October 2021)

About ten years ago, when a relatively small film called Marina came out, its actor didn’t think that a decade later, an entire film industry would be in anticipation of his release. “I was a different actor back then. Now, I am conscious that I have a responsible position in the industry, and I also have clarity about what I am doing,” says Sivakarthikeyan.

You see a semblance of this through the sheer variety of genre choices in his upcoming films. The upcoming Nelson Dilipkumar film, Doctor, is a ‘high-concept’ flick, while his next release, Don, is a mass comedy-entertainer. Though his next sci-fi film, Ayalaan, might wrap up post-production before Don, it is set to come out only after the latter, he says. Siva is careful about the release order of his films. Following a serious film like Velaikkaran, came out an entertainer like Seemaraja. Post-Namma Veetu Pillai came Hero, a superhero film. “It’s a simple calculation. Even posters must look different. Don should be different from Doctor. These changes matter.” Siva is conscious about not falling into the trap of getting typecast. “I choose films from scripts I hear, but the order of these films matters. When it comes to the current line-up, the pandemic messed up our plans a little, but we are back on track,” he shares.

The pandemic did cause a dent. Doctor is coming out a year after its scheduled release. Such a stumbling block is new to this actor and producer, but he says that work takes backseat when…

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