Filmmaker Vijay is all praise for Arya, the protagonist of his forthcoming movie ‘Madharasapattinam’. “Without his hardwork and dedication, I couldn’t have completed this period film so early,” says the director of ‘Kireedam’ and ‘Poi Solla Porom’ fame.

“Arya plays Ilamparidhi, a wrestling champion. He would often say ‘nothing is impossible’. And he has proved it true in ‘Madharasapattinam’ with his performance as a Madras youth of the 1940s,” says Vijay.

On the film, he says, “with inputs from writers Prapanchan and Ajayan Bala, we recreated the old Madras. It is going to be a visual treat for the audience when they see Chennai of pre-independence era. The town was so beautiful then.”

Vijay adds: “G V Prakash Kumar’s music is no doubt an asset for ‘Madharasapattinam’. So are the lyrics by Na Muthukumar. I must thank producer Kalpathi S Agoram, who gave me enormous freedom without any restrictions on budget. On the whole, the film is going to be a classic romance.”