The movie everyone is waiting for in September 2023 is Salaar. Prabhas and Prashanth Neel are ready with a mass actioner that will supposedly take forward the legacy of the iconic KGF series. One of the big stars from regional cinema in the film is Prithviraj Sukumaran. We have seen him in Hindi movies like Aurangzeb but he is not someone who has done many projects in other languages barring Malayalam.
It seems Prithviraj Sukumaran was unsure if he could take up Salaar as a project. He has revealed why he felt like this in an interview with The Cue. The star had conveyed his hesitation to filmmaker Prashanth Neel as well. He was busy with the movie, Aadujeevitham where he plays the main protagonist. It seems the role was a very demanding one, and he had to go through a lot of physical transformation for the character.
The dates of these two movies had clashed. He told Prashanth Neel that it would be better if he decided to opt out of Salazar. But they told him that they did wait till his calendar was free and not choose someone else. The shoot was adjusted accordingly. It seems he was offered the role years ago. At that time, no one had an idea that a film like Salaar was being planned.
The handsome actor also said that he was not offered any great scripts in other languages. But he was getting superb work in Malayalam. If he choose other languages, he did have to skip some of these projects. But it looks like he is getting exciting work in other languages of late.
