Taapsee Pannu: I am not a fan of the horror-comedy genre

Days after the release of her latest Tamil release, Annabelle Sethupathi, Taapsee Pannu speaks with us about the film, preparing for the upcoming Mithali Raj biopic, and issues like the pay disparity

Bhuvanesh Chandar

(Originally published on 22nd September 2021)

Annabelle Sethupathi will likely not be remembered for long, and according to Taapsee Pannu, will likely be one of her last horror comedies in the South. The reason doesn’t have much to do with the underwhelming reception though; it’s simply that she’s not a fan of the horror-comedy genre. “I did Kanchana 2 in Tamil and Anando Brahma in Telugu, and both of them were horror-comedies. However, both times, I said no initially because the genre thrives on exaggerations, and I don’t see myself in it.” And yet, she accepted because she quite enjoyed both scripts, she says.

Annabelle Sethupathi’s director, Deepak Sundarrajan, insisted on casting her, she shares. “He wanted to narrate this script only to me. I heard it and saw that it was more of a fantasy-comedy and had a good story too.” Deepak, of course, is a debutant director, but the project also afforded her the chance to act with Vijay Sethupathi for the first time, an actor Taapsee remembers him for his modesty. “The film is named after a woman and I appreciate that Vijay, being a star, said yes to such a film. I haven’t seen this happen in my career so far. I like that he isn’t insecure about his presence,” she says.

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