Mani Ratnam Compares Sivakarthikeyan's Success To His Own: 'You Are Like Me, Siva'

Amaran is one of the most-anticipated films this year, with actor Sivakarthikeyan playing the lead in the film. Written and directed by Rajkumar Periyasamy, the film is scheduled to hit theatres on October 31. Ahead of it, the makers held an audio launch event which was attended by the film's cast and crew. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj and Mani Ratnam were the guests of honor. At the event, Mani Ratnam spoke highly about Sivakarthikeyan's rise to stardom. Here's what he said.

Mani Ratnam Compares Sivakarthikeyan To HimselfTaking to the stage, Mani Ratnam said " Sila per vanthathum miga periya HERO aagirvanga. Sila per thaan padi padiyaa valaruvanga. SK appditha vanthurkinga. you are like me Siva.. You're a really big inspiration for many.." (some become heroes as soon as they make their debut, some people climb step by step, you are part of the latter, you are like me".For the unversed, Sivakarthikeyan began his career as a video jockey, anchor and mimicry artist. He made his film debut as Dhanush's friend in the film 3, in 2012 and subsequently went on to star in a solo-hero films. He is now an accomplished producer and singer as well. ALSO READ: About Mani Ratnam's future projectsMani Ratnam has recently wrapped the shoot of Thug Life. He co-wrote the script with Kamal Haasan. It is jointly produced by Raaj Kamal Films International, Madras Talkies and Red Giant Movies. The film stars Haasan, alongside Silambarasan, Joju George, Ali Fazal, Ashok Selvan, Pankaj Tripathi, Nassar, Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami Gopikumar, Aishwarya Lekshmi, as well. About Amaran Amaran is a biographical action war film directed by Rajkumar Periasamy and produced by Raaj Kamal Films International, together with Sony Pictures Films India.It is an adaptation of the book series India's Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Millitary by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh, which is based on Mukund Varadarajan.