However, as Siddharth continues on his journey and becomes closer to the other characters, Abishek faced a different challenge. In one scene, Siddharth has an angry rant to a cop because he starts to feel alienated. Soon after he throws this tantrum, his village office team comes to calm him down with a couple of beers. Abishek says that it took him multiple takes to perfect the reaction his character gives in the said scene. “I smiled a lot in the first take, but the director told me not to and explained that Siddharth’s happiness comes from an emotional place.” Speaking of emotions, Thalaivettiyan Paalayam has seasoned actors such as Chetan and Devadarsini playing expressive characters. Talking about his experience working with them, Abishek says, “This is my first lead role, but they did not let me feel that pressure. They are experienced but still so grounded. To give you context, they both met and fell in love at the same director’s set, in a show that was shot when I was not even born. My age is their experience on screen.”
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