Actor Arun Vijay recently talked about his experience working with director Bala on Vanangaan and how he dealt with the challenge of transitioning between his character in that film and his next project. Speaking exclusively to CE, the actor said that it took him time to come out of the Bala film due to its intensity. "His scripts are always very hard-hitting," the actor said about Bala. The actor also shared that the traits of his character, especially his use of sign language as a means to communicate, stayed with him when he moved to Retta Thala's shoot. There was no big gap between the shoot of Vanangaan and the that of his upcoming film, Retta Thala, directed by Kris Thirukumaran. This is why he asked director Kris to let him know if he finds any resemblance to his character from the Bala directorial in his performance for Retta Thala. "However, I got into the character in two days after joining the set," Arun said about Retta Thala.
Arun Vijay revealed that his experience switching between characters helped ease the transition between both sets. However, the actor disclosed that he does not talk much on set when he is about do a serious scene and remains in that mood. As a result, the actor said that he could not listen to a conversation that his Retta Thala co-star Siddhi Idnani had with him and that the latter noticed his lack of attention. He also shared that his family knows about his tendency to stay in the mood of his characters at home and that they support him in his work.
Retta Thala stars Arun in a double role; previously, the actor did two roles for 2019's Thadam as well. The film, which also stars Tanya Ravichandran and Yogesh, among others, is set to release later this December, coinciding with the Christmas festival.
