Vikram says PS-1 scene where he sees Aishwarya Rai’s Nandini with Veerapandiyan was to be more ‘gruesome’: ‘Had to walk away with his head’

“It was a very important scene that comes after a big battle, a chase and one more fight and it was an elaborate scene which was compressed into a couple of shots because it comes into a song. So, I already had a description of what had happened and while filming I realised that within those three shots I had to communicate (their bond),” said the actor.

Vikram added that a lot of people had questions about the segment: “Actually a lot of people asked me what were you thinking when you opened the door, but I was not thinking, I was just feeling the moment. And I don’t meet Nandini at all in the film except there so that was very significant to me in the film. Actually it had to end gruesomely, I had to walk away with his head. It would have been a silhouette shot.” The actor then stated while speaking about the blood stains that finally made it to the screen, that ‘it was supposed to be gruesome but suddenly it became art.’

The second part of the Mani Ratnam movie, Ponniyin Selvan 2, will release in theatres on April 28, and stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Sobhita Dhulipala, Trisha Krishnan, Jayam Ravi and Karthi among others in pivotal roles.