Ponniyin Selvan, directed by Mani Ratnam, will be released in a few days, and the cast is hard at work promoting the historical drama. Chiyaan Vikram was questioned about his tough times and whether or not it helped that his father was an actor during an interview. The Cobra actor responded, "No my father did not have it easy, that is the problem, he never made it. He was like Sobhita, he ran away from home because he wanted to act."
He went on saying, "He would come to studios, he would stand outside Ave Maria studio, but would not be able to get in. He was quite a smart-looking dude and looked a little like an English actor. So, he told me, when he would be standing in a crowd, he would have heroes suddenly singling him out and saying, 'get that guy out'. So he had it that bad and then he struggled, and struggled, and struggled and he never did quite make it".
"So, I guess there is a genetic loading. I have been wanting to act, I felt that fire, and my son feels the same way. He never told me to be an actor, but I had that drive and maybe I wanted to succeed for him, but then it became a struggle for me to find my feet. When you work so hard and finally reach your goal or at least somewhere there, I know I have not reached my destination yet, there is nothing more beautiful", he concluded.
