It is never easy to be the son of a famous father. For, the expectations are always bound to be high.
It is just that Shakthi understands this reality. The son of top director P Vasu, Shakthi has his task cut out as he gets down to begin his career as an actor.
A new film that has him in the lead, Thottal Poo Malarum, will have its muhurat on July 3. To be produced by Gemini Film Circuit, Thottal Poo Malarum will not unsurprisingly, be directed by Vasu himself.
Shakthi comes to the industry not as his father's son, but in his own right.
This MBA qualified handsome man has formally learnt the formal aspects of acting. He has undergone specialized training in dance, fights and other skills that are very intrinsic to acting in these parts. A fan of artistes like Al Pacino and Aamir Khan, Kamal and Rajni, Shakthi is also a skilled mimicry artiste.
Shakthi, of course, had the best training possible --- as a child artiste in many Vasu's movies. We saw him as a cherubic youngster in films like Chinna Thambi, Nadigan, Rickshaw Mama, Senthamizh Paatu and Idhu Namma Boomi.
Of course, Shakthi has also had the opportunity to see from close quarters top artistes who had worked with his father.
Thottal Poo Malarum, which has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, will be a romantic entertainer, and will be the right opening for this youngster.
In a sense, he is also a flower, waiting to bloom after his father's touch. How apt!
