''VIJAY WAS VERY THRILLED TO WORK MAINLY BECAUSE IT HAD AR RAHMAN'S MUSIC''

Actor/director Azhagam Perumal talks about his experience directing Vijay in Udhaya.

"Vijay was very excited because he was going to work with AR Rahman for the first time. That was his main attraction about the film. Secondly, he liked the idea that I told. When he was doing love stories, I wanted to change that image of his.

Today, Vijay's is in a different league, but when I made Udhaya, I was very clear to make him a full-fledged action hero. I tried to break all the conventional formulae that Vijay was following back then in Udhaya. He shouldn't dance, he should look like a simple ordinary guy with a checked shirt. Someone who drives an old scooter. And he was thrilled to do it. He is one different man. If at all, I get a proper stunning script, I will always want to do a film with Vijay."