Prithviraj Sukumaran On Karthikeya Dev | 'സലാറിൽ നിന്നും എനിക്ക് കിട്ടിയ മുത്ത്'; കുട്ടി ദേവയെക്കുറിച്ച് പൃഥ്വിരാജ്
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00:00And yeah, a lot of love to Telugu cinema and audience.
00:04I'm not saying this because I'm in Hyderabad, okay?
00:06I mean, I really...
00:07I've only done what...
00:09I've done a Telugu film, a Tamil Telugu bilingual like 10-15 years back.
00:12Then after that, I've had the opportunity to be a part of multiple Telugu films.
00:17Just did not happen and finally Salar happened.
00:22Salar happened and regarding this boy here, Karthikeya.
00:26You know, late one night at 1 AM,
00:29Prashant sends me a message saying,
00:31Are you asleep?
00:32I said, No.
00:33Then he said, I'm going to send you something.
00:34So then he sends me a shot
00:36that he is shot on his mobile phone from the monitor.
00:40So it's a shot of Karthikeya, young Varadaraja Mannar.
00:44So, removing his Khada and throwing it,
00:49where he is offering his kingdom for Deva.
00:53So, Prashant has sent me that shot.
00:55I immediately called him back and said,
00:56Do whatever you want with him soon because I'm taking him.
00:59So, that's how I cast him in this film.
01:02And he is a wonderful, wonderful young actor.
01:05I'd be really disappointed if he does not go on to become a big star here.
01:08So, I'm counting on you to do that.
01:11And all of us across the country, especially in Kerala,
01:16we are very envious of the audience here
01:19because of the kind of love and excitement you have for cinema.
01:22You know, when we talk of film industries in India right now,
01:27the fact of the matter is, Telugu cinema is essentially a regional film industry.
01:31But today, it could be India's biggest industry.
01:33And that is because of the audience here.
01:37Producers like Dilraju Garu can today think of five, six hundred crore films because of you guys.
01:41And I really hope Empuran is the beginning of such a journey for Malayalam cinema.
01:46And I really hope that we find love from all across the country.
01:51And hopefully, you know, we will soon, like Dilraju sir said,
01:56Salar? Salar too? Yeah, of course.
02:00Hopefully, we'll all be eventually celebrating Indian cinema together.
02:03So, thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.