The muscular macho played the role of a boxing coach in his last movie ‘Irudhi Suttru’ which was a blockbuster. His rugged look was a hit amongst his women fans and his acting won many laurels. “Madhavan started studying his character months in advance. Physically Madhavan lost all the bulky muscle mass of his boxer look for this movie. We put our heads together and got him a new haircut after some research and consultation with a top hairstylist. He had to shed the floppy curls for this film since his haircut had to reflect his seriousness. He will also have a stubble all through,” said director Pushkar about Madhavan’s preparation for the role.
However, what could be unique about sporting the role of a cop?
A very unique aspect of the movie is that the cop never wears a uniform and is in mufti for the entire movie. Unlike for the role of ‘Irundhi Sutru’, Madhavan had to train himself more psychologically than physically. “We carefully studied how cops handling gangsters think and behave. He plays a cop in mufti who doesn’t sport a uniform. Such cops actually blend into the areas where they work and don’t stand out. So their whole body language is very different. Madhavan is an actor who likes to do his groundwork and get into the very psyche of the character and explore his whole thought process. So he imbibed all our research”, the director elaborated about Madhavan’s role.
This was crucial since the entire plot is based on the type of character he plays and his subsequent actions which shape the story. He started imagining that he was Vikram in flesh and blood, taking on his identity. He started visualizing how the cop would act and feel in real life. So intense was his preparation that the minute the camera was switched on, the affable Maddy we know disappeared. We could only see an intense gun wielding cop before us”, he concluded.
In this movie, we will get to see a more lean and strong cop with a great sexy stubble! We are crushing on you forever, Maddy!