MUMBAI : Director Seenu Ramasamy's eagerly awaited family drama 'Maa Manithan', featuring actor Vijay Sethupathi and actress Gayathrie in the lead, has been cleared by the Censor Board with a 'U' cert | Tellychakkar.com
Director Balaji Tharaneetharan's Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Gayathrie, will turn 9 on November 30. In this week's Monday Masala, we see how the film brought in a new wave of cinema.
சீனு ராமசாமி இயக்கத்தில் ஜிவி பிரகாஷ் நடித்து வரும் புதிய படத்தின் தலைப்பை இன்று மாலை 5 மணிக்கு உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின் மற்றும் விஜய் சேதுபதி ஆகிய இருவரும் அறிவித்தனர்.
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For her role in Maamanithan, alongside Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathrie had to work on her physique to fit the part. “The progress of my character over a 20-year period is integral to the story. Despite undergoing several look tests for my role as a 40-year-old mother, none seemed realistic enough. Finally, it was decided that I should put on weight,” says Gayathrie.
She had about two months to put on 15 kilos. “As director Seenu Ramasamy shot my younger portions first, it allowed me to increase my weight gradually.” Just ahead of the film’s shooting, Gayathrie had completed a detox and yoga course. “I followed a strict diet regime. However, now I had to head in the opposite direction”