Vicky Rao as Thiru | Padaiyappa Oonjal
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00:00Deepavali is around the corner and I am going to act as the main lead in that movie.
00:10I am from Felda.
00:13We have a club in our garden as well.
00:16We have cows and sheep.
00:19There are a lot of people in this environment.
00:23So all of this is close to their heart.
00:26The important thing is that we have to go set rehearsals.
00:28So when we went to set rehearsals,
00:31what happened was,
00:32literally the scenes, the dialogues, where we are going to stand, what we are going to do,
00:38I erased everything from my imagination.
00:42And I took in everything that was here.
00:44We had to climb a pine tree.
00:45We had to jump and pee at 7 feet deep.
00:49We had to run.
00:50We had to climb a wall and jump.
00:52When we move to a place,
00:54we had to tie up the dogs.
00:56This was a separate process.
00:58It was a process of bringing people in.
01:00It was a process of making people shoot.
01:02It was a process of bringing people out safely.
01:05So all of this,
01:07Renuka was managing all of this.
01:11So she said,
01:13it's okay, we will go to the rehearsal.
01:15When we go to the set rehearsal,
01:16we will introduce them.
01:19The trainers will be there.
01:20They will only listen to what the trainers say.
01:22So you just listen to what the trainers say.
01:24So you just listen to what the trainers say.
01:26So you just listen to what the trainers say.
01:31So they took us there.
01:35So after we went there,
01:37we did the set rehearsal.
01:38After a while,
01:40the dogs accepted us.
01:42My introduction with the dogs,
01:44my first introduction was,
01:46she came close to me,
01:47and affectionately,
01:49we were wagging our tails,
01:51she hit me like that and left.
01:53It felt like she hit me with a stick.
01:55She hit me with her tail.
01:57That's when I decided,
01:59no matter what happens,
02:01I shouldn't get bitten by her.
02:03I should just do what the trainers say and leave.
02:05I was very clear about that.
02:07I was very clear.
02:08I shouldn't bark at her.
02:09I should just do my job and leave.
02:11So after that,
02:12after going to a lot of set rehearsals,
02:14we became a family of dogs.
02:20It would be scary if she was standing next to me and wagging her tail.
02:23Now when she is running,
02:25and when I am chasing her,
02:27I am like, what should I do?
02:29She had a ball with her.
02:31With that,
02:33the dogs would control her.
02:35So her full concentration
02:37would be on that ball.
02:41So during that sequence,
02:43the trainers would say,
02:45no one should move.
02:47If no one moves,
02:49the dog will turn on you.
02:51So who is moving here?
02:53Me.
02:55Me.
02:57So how should I aim for that?
02:59The aim is to run and catch the ball.
03:02That's the training.
03:04Oh god, please save me.
03:06That's how I went.
03:08So when I was coming,
03:10I had confidence in my mind
03:12and when I was getting close,
03:14I would throw the ball and spin it.
03:16The trainer helped me a lot.
03:18So when I was getting close,
03:20I would spin the ball and
03:22it would stop.
03:24I would attack until I could see the ball.
03:26I named it Padayappa Oonjil.
03:28So Padayappa Oonjil is there, right?
03:30So because Padayappa Oonjil is there,
03:32there would be 4 legs for that Oonjil, right?
03:36Those 4 legs
03:38are very heavy.
03:40Solid iron.
03:42So,
03:44those iron legs,
03:46do you know what would happen
03:48when we fall on them?
03:50See, you would know.
03:52Beyond that,
03:54the most difficult part is
03:56Vicky Thiru.
03:58There is a small wall in between, right?
04:00We have to take care of that.
04:02That was the most difficult part.
04:04Ordinary is extraordinary.
04:06Now,
04:08I am a person who is used to doing comedy.
04:10So when I say comedy,
04:12everyone would say that
04:14Padayappa Oonjil is there, right?
04:16If you have humor,
04:18you would automatically get body language and intonation.
04:20So, Thiru's character is not like that.
04:22Thiru's character is totally opposite.
04:24Thanks to the director and the script writer.
04:26They helped me a lot.
04:28This is him.
04:30This is what you should do.
04:32This is how you should react.
04:34This year on Diwali,
04:36all the Padayappa Oonjil families
04:38will come to see your family at your home.
04:40Don't forget to watch Padayappa Oonjil
04:42Happy Diwali!