When I was asked to lend my voice to Amitabh Bachchan in 'Kaun Banega Crorepathi', I was floored.
Nizhalgal Ravi
I didn't aim to be a hero at all. So when I got a hero's role, imagine my joy.
Raj Kapoor started directing and producing movies while he was at the peak of his career. Aamir Khan has also directed a movie while his career graph was soaring.
I have nine movies in my kitty and I am getting offers continuously.
When I was an actor, I liked throwing a challenge to other actors.
When I turned director, I enjoyed the challenge of making an actor perform to his best.
I am a fan of Amitabh and used to imitate his voice during my college days.
I was shocked when some villagers called out 'Crorepati' during a recent trip down south. It proved that 'KBC-2' has caught on in the countryside as much as it has among the urban youth.
Though I was launched as a hero, I was quick to realise that I did not have the capacity to sustain that position. I then reinvented myself intelligently and became a character artiste instead.
When I came to Chennai from Coimbatore after my graduation, looking for acting chances, it was for dubbing that I was first tried.
My voice has definitely been my plus point and many compliment me for the power of my vocal chords.
My father had sent me to Chennai on the condition that if I didn't make it in two years time, I had to be back in Coimbatore, find myself a job and settle down.
I don't want to be typecast in any role.
I wanted to be different and went in for roles with substance after my first film itself.
I ended up acting in two films with a tonsured head without even planning for it!
