A Director’s Actor Vs A Technician First

Filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj is gearing up for his first on-screen collaboration with the legendary actor Rajinikanth. Their upcoming movie, Coolie, is about to launch subsequent yr. Two schedules of the mission have already been shot. Apparently, earlier than working with Rajinikanth, Lokesh directed one other iconic actor, Kamal Haasan, within the 2022 movie Vikram. The director proudly identifies himself as a fan of Kamal Haasan. Not too long ago, Lokesh shared his ideas on the variations between directing Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. Lokesh stated, “It’s a blessing to work with Kamal sir and Rajini sir. All people is aware of that I’m an enormous fan of Kamal Haasan sir. However, I simply need to present what a Kamal sir fan can do to a Rajini sir fan. We’re followers of all the celebs. I’m a fan of Kamal sir, and on the similar time, I really like Rajini sir’s movies additionally as a result of I grew up watching his movies. So, it was like surreal for me to direct Rajini sir. However, I believe I’m doing a bit nicely,” in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India.

Talking about Rajinikanth’s performing method, Lokesh Kanagaraj described him as a “director’s actor.” The director shared, “With Rajini sir’s movie, Coolie, that I’m doing proper now – I’ve simply accomplished two schedules, like 50 days plus. However the little expertise that I shared with Rajini sir is that it has been a course of. For the previous yr, we’ve got been speaking, speaking, speaking, after which flooring for the previous two months. What I’ve learnt is Rajini sir is a director’s actor. That magic that he brings on display screen. There is no such thing as a distinction between off-screen and on-screen websites. He retains on fascinated about the scene and the method. His thoughts works like what the actor goes to do with the scene when I’m going to react this fashion. He would sit. He wouldn’t take a relaxation, even for the suggestion, the place we will cheat somebody standing as a result of he says no to every thing. He stands for each suggestion.” It’s price noting that Coolie additionally options Kamal Haasan’s daughter, actress Shruti Haasan.

Famous person @rajinikanth sir as #Deva in #Coolie 💥💥

Thanks a lot for this @rajinikanth sir 🤗❤️

It should be a blast 🔥🔥@anirudhofficial @anbariv @girishganges @philoedit @Dir_Chandhru @sunpictures @PraveenRaja_Off pic.twitter.com/TJxsgGdFfI

— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) September 2, 2024

Speaking about Kamal Haasan, Lokesh Kanagaraj famous that earlier than being an actor, he was a technician. “In the case of Kamal Haasan sir, it’s a fully completely different faculty. He himself used to say that greater than an actor, he feels that he’s a technician first. So, now you see the distinction between speaking a couple of scene to a technician and to an actor. So, that’s the distinction I discovered between each of them (Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan). In the case of performing. I am unable to clarify the way it feels. You simply must expertise it as a result of in entrance of claiming motion, minimize to each these dwelling legends – it’s all the time surreal to me,” the director stated. 

Lokesh Kanagaraj concluded, “However in relation to filmmaking, we’ve got written how the character will react for two years a minimum of. When it occurs in entrance of digicam, we overlook concerning the actors. We simply see the characters. So, in that approach, these are all little-little observations after I say minimize and after that, throughout the shot break, that I used to watch. However, in relation to on-screen, it’s critical enterprise. So, we simply see them as characters of the movie.”

Lokesh Kanagaraj made his directorial debut in 2016 with the Tamil language anthology movie Aviyal. He has additionally directed movies resembling Maanagaram, Kaithi, Grasp and Leo.