Feel blessed to be introduced to larger audience with ‘Ponniyin Selvan-I’: Karthi

New Delhi, Sept 30: Actor Karthi says he is excited to showcase his work to a wider audience with Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus “Ponniyin Selvan-I”.
Already an established name in Tamil cinema where he made his debut with hard-hitting drama “Paruthiveeran” in 2005, the actor has given hits such as “Paiyaa”, “Naan Mahaan Alla”, “Siruthai” and “Kaithi” over the years.
With Ratnam’s period action film “Ponniyin Selvan-I”, based on author Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 Tamil novel of the same name, Karthi is being introduced to audiences outside of Tamil cinema.
“I’m a part of a very large film. I have all these lovely people for support. Normally in my films, I’m the only person facing the pressure, probably me and my director.
“But here we have more support to face this pressure. You feel all the more confident because you are getting launched by Mani sir in a film. So, I feel blessed that I’m getting introduced to a larger audience through this movie,” the 45-year-old actor told PTI in an interview here. The film, which arrived in theatres on Friday, tells the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman, one of the most powerful kings in the south who went on to become the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I in the 10th century.
Karthi essays the role of Vanthiyathevan, a brave and adventurous warrior, alongside Vikram starring as Aditha Karikalan, Jayam Ravi as Arulmozhivarman, Trisha Krishnan as Kundavai and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Nandini.
The actor, who started his film journey by assisting Ratnam on the cult hit “Ayitha Ezhuthu” (2004) and later starred as a lead in his 2017 movie “Kaatru Veliyidai”, hailed the director for revolutionising Indian cinema with his work. (PTI)