Tamil star Suriya’s big Diwali release view will hit the screens on November 6 and the audience is excited not only to see her in a new avatar but also to see Malayalam director Jeethu Madhavan make his debut in Tamil.
The filmmaker, who is known for his dark humor, has roped in Nazriya Nizam and Naslane for the film. view. While Nazriya is making her comeback to Tamil cinema after 12 years with Scene, the film marks the 26-year-old Naslane’s debut in Kollywood. In an exclusive chat with NDTV, Jeethu Madhavan tells us why he made Premloo Hero for his Tamil film.
Neslen made his acting debut in 2019 with Girish AD Thaner Mathan Dinangal And, in just six years, has featured in over 18 films. However, it was the 2024 romantic comedy Premalu, also directed by Girish AD. was done by, which catapulted the young actor to fame in South India.
His charming smile and boyish looks endeared him to audiences, especially young audiences, making him one of the most popular and familiar young faces of Malayalam cinema. Now with Jeethu Madhavan viewStarring Suriya, Neslen is set to explore a different side of his acting prowess. “I had always wanted to work with Naslain. I had seen his films and I didn’t want to portray him the way the audience had seen him before. I felt this role in the scene would ask him to do something different. When we met and talked, he was happy with the idea,” said the Avasham director.
As can be seen from the trailer of the film, the 26-year-old Suriya is playing the antagonist and casting a youngster to play the ‘villain’ role against a big star is quite ambitious. This is perhaps one of the few times in Tamil cinema when a relatively young and new actor takes on a powerful superstar like Suriya as an on-screen antagonist. The filmmaker prefers not to reveal much about the choice except to say, “The story called for that kind of character at that age. The casting was not done based on the age the story required.”
However, Neslen is ready to knock your socks off in the scene, opines Jeethu Madhavan. “Believe me when I say this, Neslen is an exceptional and exceptionally intelligent artist. He is very talented, and people have only just begun to discover what he can do. I believe that audiences will see performances from him in the future that they have not seen before, and his talent will reach beyond Kerala and South India,” he asserted.
view is slated to release on November 6 and is produced by Suriya and Jyothika. With music by Sushin Shyam, the film marks Jeethu Madhavan’s Tamil debut and promises to introduce Suriya in a new, never-before-seen avatar, with Neslen playing the antagonist.