Vikram reveals how Kannada films are helping Thangalaan - 'It opened doors for...'

Chiyaan Vikram, who is busy promoting his highly anticipated upcoming film Thangalaan, recently attended a press meet in Bangalore. When asked about the Kannada Film Industry (KFI), the actor had high praise for the blockbuster films coming out of the industry and shared his personal favorites.  

Speaking about the content-rich movies made in the Kannada industry, the actor said, “When I started watching Side A and Side B (Sapta Sagaradaache Ello), it was already past 10 PM. I thought I wouldn’t be able to finish watching the film and would continue in the morning. But I was so curious to know what would happen in the end that I ended up finishing both movies that night and called Rakshit (Shetty) to talk about the brilliant film he had made” the actor said. 

Speaking about another Kannada hit film Kantara, Vikram said that when the movie was released, he hadn’t begun working on Thangalaan yet and director Pa Ranjith was still formulating the idea for the script. He said he was very curious about how to make this film big and take it to wider audiences. "But when Kantara came out, it opened doors for everyone. Just like how Baahubali opened doors for pan-India cinema, and then KGF opened those doors even wider, Kantara showed us that even a movie with good content can make waves and have an impact like the big films. And Kantara, which is based on a mythology restricted to Mangalore, was reaching people across the globe. That happened in the middle of our shoot, and I was like, wow, we don’t have to work so hard because people have changed the way they perceive movies,” he stated.

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The actor concluded by saying, "I love the Kannada films that are being made right now and maybe someday if something good comes up, I would be glad to work in a Kannada film." 

Thangalaan release

 Directed by Pa Ranjith, the upcoming period action drama starring Vikram, Parvathy, and Malavika Mohanan is slated for a grand worldwide release on August 15, 2024. 

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