Actor Vikram's character of a bodybuilder, in his upcoming film I, is inspired from how Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger looked in his prime, says Shankar, the director of the Tamil magnum opus.
"In the film, Vikram plays a bodybuilder vying for the title of 'Mr Tamil Nadu'. When we were looking for inspiration for his character, we could only think of Arnold as he's a bodybuilding legend. That's how we designed Vikram's character," Shankar told IANS. (Also Read - I For Eye: Meet Vikram the Werewolf, The Bodybuilder and The Hunchback)
"Vikram worked extremely hard for the role. We even managed to give him the curls Arnold sported as a young bodybuilder," Shanker said. While Vikram gained weight to play the bodybuilder, he lost considerable a amount of it to play another important character in I.
Also starring actors Amy Jackson and Upen Patel in important roles, I is slated to release during the Diwali festive season. Mr Schwarzenegger was recently in the city for the film's grand audio launch.
