Working in Drohi was great: Srikanth

When two intelligent, upcoming heroes from Kollywood choose to be a part of a film made by a debutante director, then, you know for sure that the movie has something in it to excite audiences.
And that belief only gets strengthened further when you get to know that the cast members, in a bid to bring out the best in them, competed in a friendly manner with one another during the making of the film.It is for these reasons that Drohi, a film directed by Sudha K Prasad and featuring Srikanth and Vishnu, has triggered interest.
Says Srikanth, “It was a great experience working in Drohi. Initially, when I heard the script, there was some insecurity because it is a two-hero subject and there was the question of who was going to take the better cake. But then Sudha gave me an assurance that what was in there in the script would be there in the film and all my doubts were put to rest. I’ve watched Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and found Vishnu’s role in it to be a very powerful one. I realised that he was a very competitive artiste and that it would be nice to work with such an artiste. When a person who is just one or two films old comes in, there is a lot of freshness. Also, you can expect super performances. That way, I had to constantly keep giving my best because the question of comparison always comes. So, I had to do my role and be co-operative and at the same time, had to have in me, a sense of competitiveness. There was healthy competition between us. I felt comfortable working with him. We had a reading session, which did not only make us familiar with the script but also helped us bond with each other as well.”
While the women associated with the film, including the three heroines Poorna, Poonam Bajwa and Pooja, the director, the producer and the assistant of the cameraman, say they had a good time as they outnumbered the men and therefore even managed to rag the heroes, the heroes, for their part, refute the claim, saying that it was they who had the last laugh.
Responding to Poorna’s cheeky statement at the audio launch calling Vishnu her brother, Vishnu, who has been having friendly fights with Poorna who plays his sister in the film, says, “My director is someone who is not satisfied with anything that is not the best. And there was this particular scene in which Poorna and I were supposed to fight each other. My director was not satisfied with the first take and wanted another. I told her that I had no problem doing the fight sequence again but that Poorna would suffer as my hands were hard. Poorna rose to the challenge and said she was willing to do the fight scene again. It was a long shot and I remember that by the time we finished the scene, Poorna’s face had turned red and that she was almost in tears.”
He grins wickedly as he continues, “She left for the caravan to apply ice on her face. I didn’t even apologise. Apart from this incident, there was also another incident in which her toe nail came off because of my shoe. And throughout the movie, our joint scenes were rough. She keeps fighting with her brother in real life. So, maybe that’s why she called me her brother at the audio launch!”
Commenting on his role in this film, he says, “I play a very rude and arrogant character in this movie and I don’t know how they believed I could do this role. The role was even more challenging as I was to share screen space with Srikanth sir, who has an experience of eight years, while I’ve been here for just three years. I took it up as a challenge. I had to look mature and so put on 15 kg to look rough. But I think I have done a fine job, thanks to God and the entire unit. Srikanth sir was very cooperative and he kept giving me valuable suggestions.”
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