On this World Book Day, in a nod to the power of books to transport one to a different era, actor Karthi said books helped him better understand this popular Tamil literary character.
On 22 April, some actors of Mani Ratnam’s multi-starrer, ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2‘ Trisha, Vikram, Karthi, and Jayam Ravi were interacting with the media in Bengaluru.
I had to go back to the book and not just stick to the script. I used to read the scene from the book once and then the script, before coming for the shoot,” said Karthi.
“When I was younger, I didn’t read the book but had only heard of Karikalan. For a long time, I believed from what I heard that Karikalan was called that because his leg was burnt.”