Karthik Subbaraj who recently wrapped his film with Suriya, tentatively called Suriya 44 revealed in an interview on how he initially narrated the ideas of Jigarthanda DoubleX and Mahaan to Rajinikanth.
In a chat with SS Music, the ace director said, “I had initially pitched the idea of Jigarthanda DoubleX after Petta but it was at a very basic level. After watching the movie he asked me why I didn’t tell the story to him and I said I already narrated it to him but it didn’t evolve to such a level back then.”
Moreover, the director also revealed how he narrated the story of Chiyaan Vikram starrer Mahaan to the superstar as well. He added, “Whenever I get a basic idea, I go and tell it to him but I think next time I should be completely ready when I pitch it to him.”
For those unversed, Jigarthand DoubleX and Mahaan were the previous directorials of Karthik Subbaraj in his filmography. The Chiyaan Vikram starrer flick told the story of a common commerce teacher who transitions into becoming a liquor baron, losing his family in the process.
However, things take a swift turn when his son returns after years, only to seek revenge after violating his family’s principles and abandoning them. Other than Vikram, the movie also had Dhruv Vikram in the lead role with actors Simran, Bobby Simha, Sananth, Vettai Muthukumar, Deepak Paramesh, and many more in key roles.
On the other hand, Jigarthanda DoubleX was the spiritual successor and prequel to the 2014 Jigarthanda, directed by Karthik himself. The movie stars Raghava Lawrence and SJ Suryah in the lead roles. The film depicts the tale of an aspiring policeman, who gets wrongfully trapped in person and his only chance at escape is if he vanquishes a local gangster, under the guise of a film director.
Coming to the director’s work front, Karthik Subbaraj will soon hit the big screens with his film with Suriya. In the same interview, the director has confirmed that the movie is a love story which is filled with action.
On the other hand, Rajinikanth who was recently seen in the movie Vettaiyan is involved in the works of his film Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.
