R Madhavan on His Acting Break: R Madhavan is one of the most powerful actors in the film industry. He has worked in more than one film in his film career. His brilliant performances in different films like 'Vikram Vedha', 'Kesari 2', 'Shaitan' and Dhurandhar are proof of this. However, the actor did not always do the best films. Initially, he was unhappy with his choice of films, after which he took a break from acting for four years. This break proved to be very important in his life and he got to see a new side of himself. The actor revealed this in a recent conversation.
In a recent interview, R Madhavan told that he had taken a break of 4 years from acting in 2011 and made a comeback in 2016 with his hit film 'Saala Khadoos'. Before this he used to choose very different types of characters. Madhavan also told the reason behind taking a break from acting.
During a media interaction, R Madhavan told, "Vikram Vedha met me after a break. Before 'Saala Khadoos', I had to take a break because I was very upset with the kind of work I was doing. I was shooting in Switzerland for a Tamil song wearing orange pants and a green shirt. I was in the middle of the road and I saw a Swiss farmer, who was sitting there and looking at us with complete contempt. He was having tea. I was sipping and wondering what we were doing. I looked at him and thought, come to Chennai, then I will show you who I am.”
The actor further said, "I felt really bad, but then suddenly I realized that I was really dancing to the tune of others. I am a public speaker, I know how to shoot a gun, know how to fly a remote plane, know how to ride a horse, I do a lot of things. I am not showing any of these in my films. I was just trying to impress the audience, so that I would become a superstar. I realized my mistake."
Says R Madhavan, "So, I took a break. I wanted to understand where the country was headed. I also stopped making ad films, grew a beard, traveled a lot to Chennai and other places in India. I talked to rickshaw pullers, what really matters to them, what is the real value of the things that bother them. That understanding of four years is probably helping me today."
