He has acted in over 135 films so far, hitting a century with the Vijay-starrer ‘Sura’. And his ‘serious act’ in ‘Kanchana Muni 2’, has been a rib-tickling delight for audiences and fans. But actor K Sriman has recently taken up another avatar, as a producer, and ‘Parimala Thiraiyarangam’ is the first offering from his Wales Productions.
However, this friendly actor seems at ease with his new role. “My father was a producer. My paternal uncle has also produced movies, apart from directing 44 films,” he says. ‘Parimala Thiraiyarangam’, as the title suggests, is about a cinema theatre in Ginjee near Villupuram and revolves around the family that owns it and the son of the theatre operator.
Vikash, a final-year student at Loyola College, debuts as the hero and ‘Renigunda’-fame Sanusha pairs up with him. “Kishore is the owner of the theatre and the brother of Sanusha, while Ilavarasu plays the theatre operator,” explains Sriman. How the operator’s son takes over the theatre and makes it a profitable business forms the plot.
The humour quotient has been taken care of by actor Vivek, who conveys a message against video piracy in his own style. When Sriman heard from his friends in the industry that director Saravana Jeevan had a script ready, he decided to give him a chance by producing it for him.
Most of the shooting has taken place in Ginjee and its surrounding places and Sriman says, “After Kamal’s ‘Indian’, ours is the only other movie to receive permission to shoot in Ginjee.”
And for songs, the crew travelled to the interiors of Vedasandur, Mysore and Kodaikanal. One song, sung by T Rajendar, has been shot in Chennai during nighttime. Sriman swears by composer Kannan’s music. Sriman, along with director Saravana Jeevan, used his prior experience in the industry to plan the schedule in a way that not even a day went to waste during the shooting period.
“If something went wrong, we always had an alternative,” he says. Sriman also credits Vikash for his commitment to work, attributing is compliment to the young hero’s dance performance in spite of an injured leg. While he has planned to launch the audio by September, the movie has been tentatively slated for release before Diwali. Even if Sriman didn’t take up the director’s offer to act in ‘Parimala Thiraiyarangam’, he is busy with other projects.
“In fact, during the ‘Parimala’ shooting, I simultaneously acted in 10 different movies,” he says.
Moving on to speak about his successful role in ‘Kanchana’, Sriman says that he is happy with the recognition he received from the audience, though it was challenging for him.
Sriman’s next movie, ‘Aduthadhu’, with him playing a central role, is releasing soon. He has also acted in Prabhu Deva’s Vishal-starrer ‘Vedi’. While he is part of ‘Billa 2’, shooting for which has just begun, Sriman has also been roped in for the Hindi version of ‘Siruthai’, to act with Akshay Kumar.
He also has two Telugu projects with Balakrishna and Prabhas on the cards. Back to the subject of his production venture, he says, “There are so many good scripts available, thanks to the assistant directors I’ve worked with. But let this project come out and taste success.”