He has come out of the shaddow of Anna Suriya and is an actor in his own right after Paruthiveeran earned him critical acclaim for his performance.Yes, Karthi is on a high these days now that he is three releases old! More than two years since his debut movie Paruthiveeran, Karthi came back strongly with Selvaraghavan's Aayirathil Oruvan. Though the movie received mixed responses, there is no doubt of his stupendous performance in this movie, which is an important chapter in Tamil cinema. Then came Paiyya. Breaking away from rustic roles, Karthi was seen as a stylish urban chap in the film.

Now Karthi is back with his much-awaited project Naan Mahaan Alla, directed by Suseendran of Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu fame. The film is expected to showcase the romantic side of Karthi in a script designed by Suseendran himself and backed by the music of Yuvanshankar Raja. For the first time in their careers, Tollywood sensation Kajal Aggarwal will team up with Karthi in this film.

Distributed by Durai Dhayanidhi's Cloud Nine Movies. this film is produced by K.E. Gnanavel Rajan of Studio Green Films in collaboration with S.R. Prakash Babu and S.R. Prabhu. Incidentally, this yesteryear title was changed from the original Naan Gandhi Alla by K. Balachander following objections raised in some quarters.

"Naan Mahaan Alla is a slice of our life in a big city. Karthi plays a happy-go-lucky, middle-class guy, whose life takes a dramatic turn after a particular incident in his life. I chose Karthi because he has a very innocent face and one can easily relate to him. This is a character Karthi has not attempted before and he's done a fabulous job of it. Jayaprakash of Pasanga fame plays his father and the scenes with Karthi and Jayaprakash are a treat. It's a stylish yet realistic film," the director recently said.

"Moreover, since 80% of the film was shot live, I had to be very careful with the crowd. Naan Mahaan Alla demanded special attention as the film moves in a rapid pace. That's the reason that I don't want to classify it into a particular genre. It has every emotion a human being experiences in real life," he added.

"I play Jeeva, an unassuming, middle-class city boy who sees life from a positive perspective. It's a lively character. The core of the story is about how a certain incident drags him into committing a crime. There are hardly any dialogues in the second half, where music and emotions dominate. It's a bit like Suseendran's earlier hit, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu," Karthi revealed.

The film is expected to grace theatres by August end. Reportedly, it will be dubbed and released in Telugu simultaneously.

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