I value my role as a producer the most: Sundar

Blessed with a pleasant smile and a contented look, producer, director and actor Sundar C comes across as a charming person who believes in taking things slow.
Have a conversation with him and you realise that he also has an astute mind that helps him get his priorities right.
���I value my role as a producer the most. That���s because there may be a time when I may lose my market as a director or as an actor.But my banner is here to stay. So, I���m very careful about the films my banner produces. I may make mistakes in projects that I choose as a director or as an actor. But I���m cautious when I���m choosing films that my banner produces. If you���ve realised, my banner has a cent percent record,��� he claims.
And that���s exactly why his next film Aindaam Padai has raised expectations.
���Director Badri took almost six months to come up with this good script and it is based on the affection that five brothers in a family have for each other. I realised that this would be a good movie for my banner to produce,��� he explains.
���We were particular about a strong star cast. We���ve got veteran Kannada actor Doddanna to don the villain���s role in this film. Nasser, Vivekh, Saiprakash and Mukesh play my brothers in the movie and Simran plays a character with a negative shade. The movie also has Devayani and debutante Aditi,��� he informs.
Draw his attention to the audience���s preference for new themes and he replies, ���As far as plots are concerned, nothing is new. Observe carefully and you���ll find that the stories of most successful films have a lot in common with the plots of films that are not as successful. The two factors that make a difference are the script and the treatment. That way, Aindaam Padai scores, and scores big.���
The man, it seems, is not only set to score as a producer but as an actor as well. Apart from Aindaam Padai, he has, as an actor, two projects that are in the finishing stages ���Vaada and Murattu Kaalai ��� and one other interesting project that���s just begun ���Guru Sishyan.
Vaada, he says, was an unforgettable experience. ���I had to dip my feet in the holy waters of the Ganges in Rishikesh for the first shot of the movie. The feeling I experienced then is indescribable,��� he adds.
The actor, who has just recovered from an injury sustained while filming for an action sequence in Murattu Kalai, says, ���There is a bullock cart race in the film and the director, who was concerned about my safety, asked me to take a cart driver with me. I refused because I felt it would reduce the impact. I took a day to practise, and though I was scared initially, I gained confidence after a few hours. However, the bullock cart owners, who had seen me practise, felt I had mastered the art of riding a race cart and replaced the bull with a more ferocious one for the sake of speed. The next day, I had to drive the cart through a narrow lane for the shot. I tugged at the reins and the bull raced away, and to add to my misery, the animal got frightened by the shooting crane. The net result was that I was tossed in the air. I sustained injuries that required a month to heal.���
Apart from Vaada and Murattu Kaalai, Sundar also has the laugh riot Guru Sishyan, in which he has teamed up with Sathyaraj and Vadivelu. ���Expectations are high for this film as director Sakthi Chidambaram, Sathyaraj, Vadivelu and I are known to excel in comedy. People expect a laugh riot when the four of us get together. We will deliver what the audience expects,��� he signs off.