Actor Harish Kalyan is over the moon as his movie, Diesel, is about to hit screens for Deepavali. “That is the primary competition launch in my profession, and that it’s releasing on a competition celebrated throughout India makes it much more particular,” says the actor. Like it’s the case for many cinephiles, watching a movie throughout Deepavali has been a customary custom for Harish as effectively, and so, he understands how huge a deal that is. “Often, I’d be the viewers, all excited to catch the primary present, however now there’s a little bit of nervousness as effectively. That mentioned, I’m assured that the viewers will obtain it effectively.”
Diesel, directed by debutant Shanmugam Muthusamy, touches upon the mafia that operates behind the petroleum trade. Although it has been over three years since Shanmugam narrated the storyline to Harish, the actor says that he by no means felt indifferent from the core concept of the movie. “In truth, I’m extra excited now, as a result of whereas we might have heard the narration and seen a couple of rushes throughout the shoot and dubbing, solely whereas watching the primary copy will we all know how the textual content has been translated to the display screen. After wanting on the first copy of Diesel, I felt extra linked to the movie.” Frequent gas like petrol and diesel are integral to our day-to-day lives that the viewers will immediately really feel linked to the story, the actor notes. “They may perceive that behind that one litre of gas that they put of their autos, a lot goes on. Furthermore, we have now additionally spoken concerning the lives of the fishing neighborhood,” he provides.
Harish Kalyan’s plans for Deepavali
“12 months after 12 months, I catch the Deepavali releases in theatres, however now realizing that my movie can be enjoying on the massive display screen throughout this competition is kind of one thing. So, in fact, watching my movie in theatres can be the very first thing I do on Deepavali day, however I’m but to determine my subsequent plans — for now, all my ideas are about Diesel. I feel perhaps I’ll watch the opposite two movies which might be releasing for Deepavali.”
Diesel has been within the making for over three years. Nonetheless, the early launch of ‘Beer Music,’ the hit monitor that has since taken over social media, has fuelled the notion that the movie has been lengthy delayed, in keeping with Harish. “Dhibu (composer Dhibu Ninan Thomas) got here on board after we have been 15 days into the shoot; he composed a tune for a state of affairs, Rokesh wrote the lyrics swiftly, and it was all carried out so rapidly.” When Shanmugam performed the monitor to the staff, they have been so excited that it was determined {that a} lyrical video can be shot on the identical schedule. “However sure, the post-production did take a while, and we additionally needed to await the appropriate launch date,” he provides.
Talking of the ‘Beer Music,’ Harish says that he seldom imagined the reception it bought on social media. “We didn’t count on individuals from all around the world to be making reels out of it, and so the magnitude of its attain was fairly shocking.” To his credit score, the actor has been blessed to have so many chartbusters all through his profession — ‘Bodhai Kaname,’ ‘Kannamma, ’ ‘Dope Observe,’ ‘Excessive On Love,’ and ‘Chillanjirukkiye,’ to call a couple of. “I’m glad that composers like Sam CS, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vishal Chandrasekhar, Sean Roldan and Dhibu Ninan Thomas have all given me some terrific tracks and albums. I hope the streak continues,” says the actor, including that maybe it’s simply music that’s reciprocating some love. Years in the past, the actor had revealed that he had his own music programming setup at home. “So every time I consider a tune, I’ll use a voice recorder to report it after which attempt to play it on my system. It’s simply one thing I do out of ardour, and I get such hit songs in my movies as a result of I really like music a lot, and so maybe, music is loving me again.”
The music Harish Kalyan has been listening to on loop
“‘Guruvayurappa’. I’ve performed it so many instances at my place that if I play it yet another time, I’d get slapped (laughs). Be it Ilaiyaraaja’s chord development or SP Balasubrahmanyam sir’s modulations…it’s magic. I’m wondering how they recorded it reside in these instances.”
Actor Harish Kalyan
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Diesel — which options an ensemble solid that features feminine lead Athulya Ravi, together with Sai Kumar, Sachin Khedekar, Zakir Husain, Karunas, Ramesh Thilak, Kaali Venkat, and Vivek Prasanna — can even be the primary out-and-out motion movie for Harish. The actor admits that it took a while to get used to such motion choreography. “In truth, after doing Diesel, my respect in the direction of motion heroes has elevated multifold. To bop, to do motion, to hold ahead that emotion…it’s important to shoulder so many issues. In order that’s not a simple factor,” he says, including that whereas it’s bodily and mentally exhausting, the method stays satisfying. “I imply, I used to be acutely aware that I needed to go down that path, so I don’t wish to bicker about how troublesome it’s. If audiences settle for Diesel, one other 10 administrators will deliver new genres and sub-genres of movies.”
Harish is completely satisfied that he’s getting some numerous roles, like his earlier launch, the blockbuster Lubber Pandhu, which featured the actor in a near-close shave for the primary time since he turned a hero. He finds it amusing after I inform him that his power is that he might pull off roles from 18 to 40. “Do I look that previous?” he quips. “I haven’t considered it, nevertheless, that jogs my memory that in one in every of my upcoming movies, I play a personality by means of three levels of life. Possibly if I pull that off and present three variations in a single single movie, it is going to be attention-grabbing. However I take it as a praise as a result of I don’t wish to get typecast. It’s all within the palms of administrators — about how they write and whether or not they see me as somebody who might pull off these characters. So I want extra administrators would mould me additional,” he says. After Diesel, the actor has a movie with director Vineeth Varaprasad, who beforehand directed the Kavin-starrer Carry. “I’m additionally doing a love story with director V Vignarajan, who helmed Andhaghaaram,” he indicators off.
Diesel releases in theatres on October 17
Printed – October 13, 2025 05:20 pm IST
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