The audio launch of Kappal directed by Karthick G Krish, a former associate of directort Shankar happened in the city with glitz, bromance and a lot of action. Shankar has revived his long-shelved banner S Pictures to release Kappal which he says is a laugh riot. It has music by Natarajan Sankaran of Moodar Koodam fame. The audio launch was graced yesterday by high-profile K’town celebrities including Vijay, Vikram and AR Rahman thanks to Shankar’s rapport with these busiest stars. the film’s trailer was also unveiled yesterday. We have compiled some important tidbits from the audio launch in case you missed it!
- Choreographer Satish gave a scorching performance for a fusion of Vijay’s superhit songs which left Ilayathalapathy with a smile on his face. Vijay’s most beautiful quote came when he said Vikram is his best friend in the industry and he wouldn’t hesitate to tell this to anyone. And fittingly, they both sat together at the function. That Vijay has a keen ear for songs is a well-known fact. He said AR Rahman’s Mersalaayitan is his favorite song from I album
- AR Rahman said Shankar is one of his best friends and that he’s really happy to launch the Kappal album. Too much of bromance, yes we know. As usual, Rahman was quite reticent with his speech
- While Vijay said Vikram is his best friend in the industry, Vikram candidly said he is a huge fan of Vijay and his dancing style. He also disclosed that he prefers to shake the leg to Vijay’s hit songs at parties. Another embarrasing moment came for Vijay when Vikram said he used to gossip a lot about cinema whenever he meets Vijay but he always stays quiet. Vikram also heaped praise on Shankar by drawing comparisons to celebrated Hollywood filmmakers like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron
- Shankar spoke in length about his camaraderie with Vijay and Vikram. Shankar revealed that he acquainted with Vijay a lot after Prabhudheva’s birthday party. Shankar said, “Though Vijay calls me his mentor, we behave like college friends.” He also said he liked Vikram from Kadhalan days when he dubbed for Prabhudheva in the film. He explained how Vikram took meticulous care and strained a lot to perfect the Koonan character in I