Sivakarthikeyan wishes to act in movies like Hi Nanna, hopes the Tamil industry creates such stories

Popular Tamil star Sivakarthikeyan has recently expressed his admiration for Telugu actor Nani and has highlighted their shared traits and acting styles influenced by the legendary Rajinikanth. Sivakarthikeyan even envisioned himself taking on one of Nani's roles while praising the success of Nani's recent film, Hi Nanna.

Sivakarthikeyan praised Hi Nanna

Having been impressed by the emotionally charged trailer of Hi Nanna, Sivakarthikeyan hopes for a shift in Tamil cinema, predicting directors will be inspired to create similar moving films. Despite his busy schedule with the upcoming movie Ayalaan, he acknowledged not yet having the chance to watch Hi Nanna but plans to do so soon.

Sivakarthikeyan told Cinema Vikatan, "It's a very strong film emotionally. I haven't done a film like that till now. Even though Rajkumar Periasamy's film is emotionally strong, it is also equally strong with raw action scenes. But, I haven't done films solely based on emotions. I think after watching Hi Nanna, the directors in Tamil will start writing similar films.”

More about Hi Nanna

Hi Nanna is directed by debutant Shouryuv and explores the relationship between a single father and his daughter. While some initially drew comparisons to the Tamil hit Dada, Sivakarthikeyan talked about the distinctiveness of the two films, though they share thematic and plot elements.

Released in December, Hi Nanna garnered positive reviews and emerged as a box office hit. Starring Mrunal Thakur as the female lead, the movie will make its OTT debut on January 4.

As audiences await the digital release of Hi Nanna, Sivakarthikeyan is gearing up for the theatrical release of his sci-fi film, Ayalaan which is scheduled for a worldwide release on January 12. The Tamil movie also stars Sivakarthikeyan, Rakul Preet Singh, Sharad Kelkar, Isha Koppikar, Bhanupriya, Yogi Babu, Karunakaran and Bala Saravanan in pivotal roles.