the actor Malavika Mohanan has quietly started shooting for an upcoming Tamil film Vijay Sethupathi. The actor is in Chennai for a month-long extensive schedule of the film titled ‘Pocket Novel’.The project marks the much-anticipated reunion of renowned filmmakers Thiagarajan Kumararaja and Vijay Sethupathi after their critically celebrated collaboration in ‘Super Deluxe’. The film-actor duo earlier won widespread praise for pushing the boundaries of cinema with the 2019 cult drama.
Pocket novel starring Malvika Mohan and Vijay Sethupathi
Interestingly, ‘Pocket Novel’ also reunites Malavika Mohanan and Vijay Sethupathi after their successful outing in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s 2021 blockbuster Master. While Vijay Sethupathi played the film’s menacing antagonist, Malavika essayed the female lead opposite Thalapathy Vijay, who has now moved into politics and was recently appointed as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.Talking about ‘Pocket Novel’, Vijay Sethupathi remained guarded about the details of the film, but hinted that the dynamic with Malavika was completely fresh. “I can’t tell you much about ‘Pocket Novel’ right now. All I can say is that Malavika and I share a completely contrasting equation compared to ‘Master’. I am completely done with villainous roles now,” he told ETimes.The actor also had glowing words for director Thiagarajan Kumararaja for giving him one of the most challenging roles of his career. “He gave me the most challenging role of my career in ‘Super Deluxe’ where I played a transvestite. My role in ‘Pocket Novel’ will surprise the audience again,” added Sethupathi.With Thiagarajan Kumararaja back in the director’s chair and Vijay Sethupathi commanding another unconventional character, ‘Pocket Novel’ is already generating a lot of curiosity among Tamil cinema.
