I kind of figured it out at the end of the movie! (laughs) He told me what kind of character it was, that's all. This is not the usual doctor or engineer kind of role. I would say such a character and such background have not been portrayed in Indian cinema before.

So, it was new to me as well as to everyone including Bala. He was discovering the character and the backdrop as he went along making the film.

The character is not like a normal human being. Everything about his actions, his gestures are all different from the people I am familiar with. I was growing with the character in the process of making the film.

You mean as the filmmaker learnt the character, you learnt from him?

I was blindly following what Bala told me to do. He would enact and show me what I was to do and I would do just that.

Can you tell us something more about the character? Or is it a secret?

Actually his character is the USP of the film. You cannot call him a sanyasi. He is an Aghori ascetic. His name is Rudran. Religion has nothing to do with the film. It is about the power the character posseses. He has the power of God but he doesn't say 'I am God' or 'Naan Kadavul'. The characterisation is so powerful which gives the impression that he has great powers.

Is it mental strength or physical strength?

It is both mental and physical strength.

There were reports that he was a cannibal. Is it true?

No. Some papers even reported that I ate Pooja (the heroine) (laughs).

It took a long time, almost two years for the film to complete...

Yes, we started in 2006...

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