Karthi will get requested about his reputation in north India; Aishwarya Rai says ‘All these barriers have gone down’

Karthi, who has been part of some standard movies down south and can quickly be seen in Ponniyin Selvan 1, not too long ago opened up in regards to the heat reception he receives each time he encounters a north Indian.

Recounting an incident from Kashmir, Karthi stated that the shopkeeper from the place recognised him from his 2015 film Kaashmora.

“I went to Kashmir with my daughter. There was a shop. We wanted to buy a bag of chips, and he (the shopkeeper) asked me ‘Aren’t you Kaashmora?’ (Referring to Karthi’s film of the same name). We have been getting so much love from the north, but am glad that I am getting introduced in a proper Hindi film, because this (PS-1) is releasing in five languages,” gushed the actor.

However, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan intervened and stated that it’s not a couple of movie from a selected area or an actor from a selected state being recognized by the viewers. Now, because of OTT, individuals even have entry to totally different sorts of cinema from the identical nation and are celebrating the artwork.

Aishwarya said, “All these barriers have gone down. People want to see every movie from every part of the country. And so, we need to break away from conventional way of thinking and help our audience and viewers also to not slide into typical way of viewing art. Art has always been there, and so have the artistes. The avenues were limited, but today it’s been made accessible. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. It’s so evident now that people are lapping up cinema in all its forms across the country, so it’s a liberating time for us.”

Helmed by Mani Ratnam, Ponniyin Selvan stars the likes of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Trisha, Vikram, Jayam Ravi amongst others.