ACTOR BALAKRISHNA KOLA INTERVIEW

I used to watch a lot of movies as my father Kola Bhaskar is in the industry for a very long time. When I was in class 4, I did an ad film which inspired me at that stage itself. After my Engineering I decided acting was my forte. Thereon, I started working on the basic things an actor needs and thus the journey began.

I work out a lot and have been doing it for 5 years. I don’t go for the bodybuilding kind of workouts nor the heavy muscle types. I always go for the mixed martial arts training which gives a lot of stamina to your body. Though it isn’t that easy, I still love doing it.

When my dad said it is a Selvaraghavan story, I was immensely happy. And who would say no? I felt so lucky that my debut happened with Selva sir and I thank my dad for that.

Both Wamiqa Gabbi and Parvathy Nair were very friendly and we all worked hard for the film. Performance wise both were brilliant and I felt comfortable working with both of them.

Yeah, whenever I came up with an idea, Gitanjali ma’am would encourage it. But at the same time, she’d agree only if it does justice to the characters.

(Laughs out loud) If you watch the movie you will know, it’s not something that I don’t want to reveal but you will have to watch it to experience it.

No. It came out naturally and it has nothing to do with 7G rainbow colony.

No, not at all. See, doing a Selvaraghavan movie in itself is a big task for a debutant and I feel lucky that I took up this wonderful opportunity. No one would regret it.

We were so friendly that we didn’t feel any pressure or problem to do the close up shots or intimate scenes. Only because of the family environment we were able to do it. Ultimately satisfying the audience is important. Hope I have done justice to it.

Actor - Ajith, Dhanush

Actress - Anushka, Rakul Preet Singh

Director - Obviously it’s Selva sir

Special thanks to Selvaraghavan and my father Kola Bhaskar for Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam.