Vijay Sethupathi reveals he won’t play villains ‘for a few years’, says he’s controlled and not allowed to ‘take over the protagonist’

He said, “They try to put an emotional pressure on me, which I don’t want to face. I am not feeling bad, but still there are restrictions when I play a villain. They are controlling me so much, not to take over the protagonist and some things go in the editing also.”

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He continued, “So slowly it is happening and I am confused and worried if I should do it or not. So I have decided, let me not do villains anymore, at least for a few years. If I say no to playing a villain, they say you atleast listen to the script. So there are a lot of problems there.”

The actor also opened up about his acting process and how he prepares for a role. He said, “The people who we are talking to, who we are interacting to. It’s like we have the knowledge, but it is through interaction that comes out. I had some great minds around me when I was trying for cinema. We have to be careful about the minds we are interacting with. They plant their ideas in your head, ao you have to be very careful. I am sorry to say this, I was not interested in directors, I was interested in films.”