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Hindustan Times
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Not Mani Ratnam or Sundar C, but this 2-film-old director gave Bagavathi Perumal career-altering role
Actor Bagavathi Perumal, who is mostly seen in Tamil films, recently played a pivotal role in the Hindi series The Hunt—The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case. The series, like the title suggests, talks about the aftermath of assassination of India's former Prime Minister by a Sri Lankan rebel group. It is available for streaming on SonyLIV and OTTplay Premium. Bagavathi Perumal Watch recent web series like The Hunt - The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case, Good Wife and more on OTTplay Premium right now Bagavathi Perumal, who plays investigation officer Ragothaman in the series, is known for playing a range of characters; from being an atrocious and abusive cop in Super Deluxe, to an unaware police officer in Tourist Family. The actor in an exclusive conversation with OTTplay spoke about his acting range, and that one director who tapped the potential in him. Bagavathi Perumal on playing character roles Bagavathi Perumal played supporting roles in films like 96, Blue Star, Super Deluxe and Tourist Family to name a few. His range varies from playing a villain, to a friend and characters with grey shades. Speaking about this, he said that every actor aims to be not boxed. 'The one who broke my pattern and pulled me out is Thiagaraja Kumaraja (director of Super Deluxe) sir. He was the one who wanted me to do the role, and it is because of him others began to see the potential in me,' he added. Also read: The Hunt - The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case actor Bagavathy Perumal: How well a supporting role is written is criteria to judge good writing The actor also gave an example of Singampuli who played a role not expected out of him in Tamil film Maharaja. 'He was shown in a completely different shade. Only a director par excellence can show an actor in a different form. We, as actors, get usually trapped or typecast in certain roles. It is because directors fail to see actors in a different light. There are only few filmmakers who can see beyond the stereotypes,' Bagavathy Perumal mentioned. The Hunt - The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, also stars Amil Sial, Sahil Vaid, Girish Sharma and others. The seven-episode series opened to positive reviews upon its release and was praised for its gripping narrative. Bagavathi Perumal was recently seen in Mani Ratnam's film Thug Life and Sundar C's Gangers.
News18
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
EXCLUSIVE: Bagavathi Perumal On Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, Thug Life, Rajinikanth
Ahead of the much-awaited release of Thug Life, Bagavathi Perumal aka Bucks sat down for an exclusive chat with News18-SHOWSHA's Kirubhakar Purushothaman. He opened up about the surreal experience of working with legends like Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam, and also shared his excitement about teaming up with none other than Rajinikanth in Jailer 2! Watch the video for this unmissable conversation. bollywood news | entertainment news live | latest bollywood news | bollywood | news18 | n18oc_moviesLiked the video? Please press the thumbs up icon and leave a comment. Subscribe to Showsha YouTube channel and never miss a video: Showsha on Instagram: Showsha on Facebook: Showsha on X: Showsha on Snapchat: entertainment and lifestyle news and updates on:
New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
School Movie Review: Too many subjects in a forgettable horror flick
Nambirajan (Bagavathi Perumal), the school's principal, is at the centre of a controversy as strange ghosts begin killing students who read his book, Mindset to Success. The film invests itself in this for a while, and just when it starts to get interesting with a few revelations, a few students break into a random dance number for their cultural programme, and the camera takes a voyeuristic angle even before the music begins. Later, Chaams as Manmadhan indulges in a few gags. Then, police officer Kaleeshwaran's (KS Ravikumar) son gets into trouble after the aavis enter into a few school teachers. It gets exhausting, and everything from there becomes absurdly campy. For a film as erratic as School, you are not sure whether the makers want you to take its subjects seriously, or just regurgitate all of them only to forget it until a new academic year (read: nightmare) begins. Yogi Babu as Kanagavel and Bhumika as Anbarasi only arrive at the halfway point, which by itself feels like an eternity. However, the building blocks of School's story finally reveal itself but it soon crumbles under the weight of its own inanity and overt messaging. Mastaan (Nizhalgal Ravi) is characterised as a villain who sends ghosts to people's doorsteps like food delivery apps. He even points to a few aavis in a room—a word that's repeated a gazillion times—like they are exhibit A, B and C. His appearance, styled to reflect a particular religion, veers dangerously close to stereotyping members of that community. I wish that were all.
