Vikram shared this picture (courtesy: ithe_real_chiyaan)
Chennai/Cannes:
South star Vikram on Monday stated he known as Anurag Kashyap “immediately” after he got here to know the filmmaker had tried to contact him him for Kennedy.
In a latest interview with information outlet Movie Companion, Kashyap stated that Vikram, whose actual identify is Kennedy John Victor, was his first option to play the titular murderer in his newest movie, however the actor “never responded”.
In a prolonged Twitter observe to the filmmaker, Vikram stated he known as Kashyap instantly after he bought to know that the director was making an attempt to get in contact with him for a mission.
“Dear @anuragkashyap72… Just revisiting our conversation from over a year ago for the sake of our friends and well wishers on social media.
“After I heard from one other actor that you just had tried to succeed in me for this movie & that you just felt I hadn’t responded to you, I known as you myself instantly and defined that I hadn’t gotten any mail or msg from you because the mail id that you just had contacted me on was not energetic and my quantity had modified nearly 2 years earlier than that,” the Ponniyin Selvan star wrote.
Vikram then wished the filmmaker “nice occasions forward” and said he is excited about the movie as it has his name.
“As I stated throughout that cellphone name, I am very excited on your movie Kennedy and much more so as a result of it has my identify. I want you nice occasions forward. Plenty of love. Chiyaan Vikram aka Kennedy,” he added.
Absolutely right Boss sir. For the information of people, when he found from another actor that I was trying to reach to him he called me directly and we realised that he had a different WhatsApp number. He gave me his correct information to reach out and even showed interest in… https://t.co/1xmImitvHY
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 22, 2023
Kashyap, currently attending the Cannes Film Festival where Kennedy is set to premiere under the Midnight Screenings section, went on to cast Rahul Bhat as the lead.
“I truly had a selected actor in thoughts once I wrote this movie… The movie was known as Kennedy Undertaking. It’s Chiyaan Vikram. Chiyaan Vikram’s actual identify is Kennedy. I reached out to him. He by no means responded. So then, I reached out to Rahul,” the filmmaker told the news website.
Kennedy is a noirish thriller which follows the titular character working for a corrupt police force with scores to settle. The film also features Sunny Leone.
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