Vikram explains difference between Hindi and Tamil audiences, says he can’t do character roles: ‘What is funny in Hindi will be outrageous in Tamil’

Vikram said the viewers didn't appreciate him in Bejoy Nambiar's David, even though he wanted the role as his heart was in it.

Vikram talks about the fundamental difference between Hindi and Tamil audience. (Photo: Vikram/Instagram)

Actor Vikram said that there are certain films which work better in Hindi than they would in Tamil, because of the huge difference in the cinema going audience of the respective regions. Vikram, who appeared on Ranveer Allahabadia’s podcast recently, revealed that he loved Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 12t Fail, as well as Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies, two mid-sized films which also worked at the Hindi box office.

“I loved that film and called Vidhu Vinod Chopra. I also really liked Laapataa Ladies and the boy (Sparsh Shrivastava) in it, who was also in Jamtara, the series I loved. The problem is, we can’t do films like that. The whole market goes for a toss.” Vikram explained that because he is a star, any project that he takes up becomes massive, which in turn increases expectations.

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Citing the example of Bejoy Nambiar’s David, the Hindi-Tamil bilingual anthology thriller, Vikram said that viewers didn’t appreciate him in that role, finding it outrageous, even though his heart was in it. “I loved that role in David. Bejoy wanted me to do Neil Nitin Mukesh’s role, but I chose the other role, which he said was a theatre actor’s role, someone like a comedian will do it. But I did that and then it released in Tamil. In the first shot itself, I will slap a woman, my mother will slap me, I will get kicked, hit; my best friend will love a girl, who I look and fall in love instantly as well and then I think of killing that guy to get the girl. Weird things which are so funny in Hindi, in Tamil people were like, ‘What the hell, how could you do that?’ In Tamil (cinema), you’d stand for the guy, give up your life.”

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The actor said it is important to understand that Hindi and Tamil are two vastly different markets and one can’t try both and play a “character” role, unless it is on a smaller scale.” You can’t do that, your market goes for a dip. I have done it before, where I started doing smaller films just for characters. Then that starts affecting the other films. It is a very tricky thing,” he added.

Vikram was last seen in the Tamil action adventure film Thangalaan. Directed by Pa Ranjith, the film featured Vikram in five roles and was met with mixed reviews. Set during the British Raj, the film also starred Parvathy Thiruvothu, Malavika Mohanan, Daniel Caltagirone, Pasupathy and Hari Krishnan.

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