Actor Dhanush, who recently delivered an emotional speech on his upcoming fourth directorial Idli Kadai, spoke about a key moment that was captured on camera that became a talking point for weeks together. While his speeches raise headlines at every event, what caught the attention of fans was his viral angry photo that was taken during the audio launch of Kuberaa.
Calling the moment "embarassing", Dhanush said he got "carried away" the moment a few kids started singing a song from Raayan. "Many times, we'd be talking to someone or listening to some inspiring music, actors sometime start performing for it subconsciously. That happens without our knowledge. When the kids were singing the song from Raayan beautifully, I started thinking about the character and the preparation I did for it. I got carried away. People who are close with me know about this... it was embarrassing," he said.
Dhanush, who was last seen in Sekhar Kammula's Kuberaa, has Idly Kadai's release on October 1. The film's star studded cast features Dhanush as Murugan, Nithya Menen as Kayal, Sathyaraj as Vishnu Varadhan, Arun Vijay as Ashwin, Samuthirakani as Marisamy, Rajkiran as Sivanesan, Shalini Pandey as Meera and Parthiban as R Arivu.
Elsewhere in his speech, Dhanush also spoke about his childhood memories associated with his love for idlies that paved way for this title. "As a kid, I always craved Idlies every single day, but I couldn’t afford them. Hence we started collecting flowers from the neighbourhood. The money we get will be based on the amount of flowers we collect everyday. My sister, cousins and I would wake up at 4 am to do this for over two hours," he said.
"We'd get a little over Rs 2 each for the jobs. Then, we'd head to a local pump set, bathe and walk with just a towel on the main road. For that money, we would get four to five idlies. Nothing can beat the satisfaction and taste that is gotten out of eating food from our own hard-earned money," he added, stating that he wanted to take the audiences back in time with Idli Kadai.
The technical crew comprises Dhanush's frequent collaborator, composer GV Prakash, cinematographer Kiran Koushik, editor GK Prasanna, and art director Jackson.
The film is produced by Akash Bhaskaran through his Dawn Pictures banner and Dhanush through his Wunderbar Pictures banner. Inban Udhayanidhi, son of Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, will get his first film credit as a distributor.
