After
a series of movies playing the angry young man, Vijay returns to
romance in Sachin, a movie directed by debutant John (son of veteran
director Mahendran).
A mega-budget film, Sachin stars Genelia D'Souza, the girl who made
her debut as Harini in Boys and sex siren Bipasha Basu trying her
luck in Kollywood for the first time.
In the movie, Vijay plays a carefree youth who does everything according
to his wish.
A fashion technology student, he comes across Genelia in the campus
and falls in love with her.
Bipasha Basu plays a lecturer in the movie. She does perform an
item number too in the movie.
A major portion of the movie was shot in Ooty and the rest in Campa
Cola sets in Chennai. A couple of songs are being shot in Iceland
and Switzerland.
John says, "it is an interesting campus love story with Vijay
playing a character never attempted before. Interestingly, a major
portion of the movie has been shot using a soft lens. It means all
scenes would have a rainy or a cloudy backdrop."
In some sense, it will be reminiscent of the days of John's father
Mahendran who made soft-focus, dew-kissed emotional drama like Mullum
Malarum, Uthiripookal and Nenjathaiy Killathe.
For Vijay it is a return to the days of Kadhalukuu Mariadhai. And
obviously he has been enjoying every minute of it.
The music is by Devi Sri Prasad, and he knows the pulse of the modern
generation very well.
Producer Kalaipuli Thanu has spent a huge sum to complete the movie.
The movie will be released on 14 April along with the likes of Rajni's
Chandramukhi and Kamal Haasan's Mumbai Express.
The name Sachin has also evoked huge expectations. Apparently, the
hero's name in the film is Sachin.
Now the question is will this Sachin hit a sixer at the box office.
