Director and writer Rathna Kumar he always admires Vijay and he often spoke about the positive experiences he shared with her on film sets. Rathna Kumar worked with Vijay in ‘Master’ and ‘Leotogether with the director Lokesh Kanagaraj. Recently, Rathna Kumar recalled a memorable birthday moment with Vijay, which has now gone viral among fans online. According to her, Vijay once called her on her birthday and tried to speak as Lokesh Kanagaraj to surprise her. However, Rathna quickly recognized the actor’s voice and immediately addressed him respectfully as ‘sir’.
Rathna Kumar recalls Vijay’s funny birthday call
Sharing the funny moment in a chat with Chitra Lakshmanan, Rathna Kumar said, “Vijay sir called me on my birthday and acted like Lokesh Kanagaraj during the call. But within seconds, I knew it was him and called him ‘sir’.” She further revealed that Vijay later laughed and said, “I asked Loki, and usually they both call me ‘Machi’. I tried it, but I got caught.” Rathna Kumar also shared that Vijay had organized a cake-cutting celebration on the sets of ‘Master’, making the birthday even more special. “It made the whole experience memorable for me,” Rathna added while talking about the actor’s caring gesture.
Rathna Kumar praises Vijay’s calm and friendly nature on the sets
Rathna Kumar also praised Vijay’s behavior during the shooting of “Master”. He said many college students worked as junior artists in the film, and Vijay surprisingly knew almost all the students and their work on YouTube and Instagram. Rathna explained that whenever Vijay was on set, the atmosphere never felt stressful or tense. Since “Master” was shot in New Delhi and “Leo” was shot in Kashmir, there was less pressure from the audience during the shoot. Because of this, Rathna said everyone saw a completely different side of Vijay, calm, relaxed and very easy going with his teammates.
Vijay’s support helped Rathna Kumar gain more recognition
During the shooting of Leo, Rathna Kumar also showed Vijay a video of his children and talked about meeting him a few years ago when he was a child during the shooting of Priyamudan. After seeing the old photo, Vijay jokingly reacted with surprise at how much Rathna had grown over the years. Rathna Kumar emotionally recalled how Vijay mentioned his films Meyadha Maan and Aadai during the audio launch of ‘Master’. According to Rathna, Vijay didn’t have to mention his work publicly, but that single gesture gave him a lot of recognition and respect in the Tamil film industry.Director Rathna Kumar is gearing up to deliver ’29’ next, and the film starring Vidhu and Preethi Asrani will release on May 8.
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