Actress and producer Khushbu Sundar, whose Avni Films is producing director Aswin Kandasamy's romantic fantasy drama 'Double Occupancy' (DO), has disclosed how the film's hero, Santhosh, completed a bartending course to play a bartender to perfection in the film.
Participating in a pre-release event of the film, Khushbu, whose daughter Anandita Sundar has worked as a creative producer on this film, said she had known Santhosh right from his school days. "Right from his school days, he was fixed on becoming an actor. He was good at studies but he was focused on becoming an actor. He had a passion for it. For it, he worked. He would run every morning, go horse riding, swimming. In fact, he plays a bartender's role in the film. To make sure he played it to perfection, he went and attended classes and completed a certificate course in it. When somebody works so passionately, success will come in search of him," she said.
Actor Santhosh, while speaking on the occasion, thanked creative producer Anandita and said, "Everybody knows Anandita as only the creative producer of this film but for me, she is also my BFF (Best Friend Forever). I've known her from school. She knows all my dreams. She would listen to all that I had to say without judging me in school."
Thanking Anandita's mother Khushbu, Santhosh said, "Khushbu aunty is a very big pillar for me. No production house would agree to cast an actor within a year as a hero. Even if they say okay, they would have chosen a story of their choice. But in this case, I was the one who chose the story and gave it to them. To this day, she has given us full freedom. Thank her for the infinite happiness she has given me. I will not forget this till the day I die."
About 'Double Occupancy'
For the unaware, 'Double Occupancy' is being produced by Avni Movies in collaboration with Benzz Media. At its heart, Double Occupancy (DO), sources say, will be a sweeping romantic fantasy exploring identity, duality, science versus faith, and the aching beauty of loving someone who exists in two different forms.
Leading the film is Santhosh of 'Ponniyin Selvan' fame, along with Samyuktha Viswanathan, Reshma Venkatesh, and Vinoth Kishan. Apart from the lead actors, the film will also feature actors VTV Ganesh and Bagavathi Perumal in pivotal roles.
After years of experience working with leading production houses, Aswin Kandasamy will make his directorial debut with this film.
Technical Team
On the technical front, the film has cinematography by Santhakumar Chakravarthy and music by Sam CS. Editing for the film is by Praveen Antony while production design has been handled by Senthil Raghavan. Costumes are by Sruthi R. Kannan.
