From the naughty to Kollywood’s romantic hero Simbu the current heartthrob of Kollywood has made several heads to turn around after Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa released recently. Gautham has done wonders to Simbu like Bala did for Vikram. Simbu indeed has become the hottest poster boy in town.      

Says Simbu himself, VTV has given me a new image, thanks to that magician of movies, Gautham Vasudev Menon. It’s an honest, straight-from-the-heart movie; a young man’s account of his first love. The film has taken me to the next level, and has given me an elite audience. I saw VTV alone for the first time at a preview theatre a week before its release. I watched it purely as a Gautham Menon fan. It hit me in the same way that my character in the film Karthik explains how he got hit by love at first sight, as he says, ‘Ennai Adichadhu Andha Kadhal (that love hit me).’

when asked about the onscreen chemistry with Trisha, Simbu says the film worked for me and worked big time because we have known each other for a very long time and she is a good friend. But I am still single and ready to mingle. (Laughs)
Honestly, VTV has given me a new image among girls. A girl from Singapore wrote to me on my social networking page that she was so moved by my performance that she wants to marry her ex-lover whom she ditched some months back!

GM, as I call him, is the most phenomenal talent in Kollywood. The first time he narrated the story to me, I was bowled over by his love for film making. He never thrusts anything on his actors. He gives respect to his artistes and receives the same. The kind of exposure he has to life, music, performances and nuances is awesome. Right from the day I saw Minnale (first-day, first-show on my birthday, February 3) as a 16-year-old who bunked school to watch it; I have been hooked to his films. Ten years later, I watched VTV in the same theatre. It made me nostalgic.

I am not making a mistake by acting in films like VTV, though I am a hero of the masses. My fans love me in VTV and the feedback I’m getting is very positive. They feel I’ve done something different and made them proud. I want to break the formula. In future, I will do films that I want to and try to balance between mass and class.  

M. Stephen.

Reporter.

Anytime chennai news team.

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