Multi-talented Prabhudheva will play the antagonist in the forthcoming silent thriller titled Mercury. The film will be helmed by filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj.
"While I was making films down south, I had an idea to make a film without dialogues. So I began writing an engaging thriller and was happy with the end result," says director Subbaraj.
The director, whose Tamil musical Gangster won two National Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing, says his next film is not an experimental one.
"When there are no dialogues, it is a challenge not only for the director but for the entire crew. For the actor, dialogues facilitate improvisation at the dubbing stage but with no lines, you can convey things only through your performance and that is a challenge that everybody took sportingly."
Revealing why he roped in Prabhudheva for the role, the director says, "I like Prabhudheva as an actor. We have seen him more as a choreographer and director lately but I felt he has a lot of untapped potential as an actor as the films he has featured in previously are all about song, dance and comedy. He has never played an antagonist before. When I approached him with the script and said that it didn’t have any songs or even dialogues, he was kicked about it and immediately came on board.’’
Prabhudheva is also extremely excited about his silent film. “Mercury offers a unique take in the thriller genre it also offers a huge scope to showcase one’s acting potential. With all this and an intelligent director like Karthik Subbaraj backing it, the experience was superb," the actor says.
Mercury is scheduled to hit the silver screen on 13th April 2018.
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