Madhavan is known for his versatile performances and is currently starring in Akshay Kumar's Kesari and also starring in GDN, a biopic on GD.Naidu.
Madhavan speaking to scribes, spoke about the Korean culture and language impact on kids . He said Back in the day, when we went to see a film in the theatres, we didn’t have many options in the food and beverages department. it was either popcorn or samosa. But today, there is a huge decision that has to be made there,”
Sharing the evolution of film watching, he added “You have to take your vehicle, park it in some place, pay for the parking, brave the weather, marshal your family to the theatre, rush through security, and just before you enter the theatre, there is the wafting fragrance of the popcorn, which I am not sure if it is really fresh.”
He went on to add “Suddenly, you have a flash of light because someone is reading the menu. And some even order pani puri, and use their mobile phone to know what pani they are having. We have to fight all this to get to your attention, and if god forbid, the film isn’t engaging… then the parents are at loggerheads about the wastage of money, and then, one of them has to rush back to the parking just before the film ends to beat the rush of vehicles leaving the theatres. It is almost traumatic… and if you irrirate them with your film, then they are not going to forgive you.”
He shared “In the South, and I dare say, most of India, K-pop has taken over popular culture. I know children who speak in the language, and use it as a secret code to not let their parents know what they are conversing about. How did K-pop make an in road into our culture? How did we lose our audience to K-pop? What is the difference in their storytelling? Such questions are frying my brain, now.”