“Just be the actor”

Director-turned-actor Ameer is busy with his forthcoming venture Yogi. In fact he is taking care of Yogi’s story, screenplay and dialogues and Subramania Siva directs it. Ameer has decided not to wield the megaphone this time but hone his acting skills.

Relaxing after a hectic 40-day shooing stint, Ameer spoke about his

experience facing the camera. He disclosed that for the first 10 days he was concentrating on the technical nitty-gritty of filming making such camera angles and trolleys. But all this lasted only until director Subramania Siva made it clear to him that he is just an actor and his focus should not go beyond that. “Just be the actor”, pointed out the director to Ameer.

Yogi is about a slum youth, says Ameer. In this film, he plays the role of a beggar’s son. While it is the norm in Tamil films to show youngsters from the slums as rowdies, Yogi portrays them in a better way. This is bound to be a path breaking film, added Ameer.

Madhumitha plays the female lead. Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored the music.