‘Our audience keeps us on our toes’

“‘There is no way they would accept any repetition from us.’‘The audience constantly needs to be surprised, and I need to surprise myself too.’

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Dulquer Salmaan's new film Sita Ramam has emerged a success, and is enjoying its space in the period romance genre.

Dulquer discusses his film and says, "I felt was a pure vintage romance, something I hadn't done before."

Sita Ramam is your most conventional film to date.

I felt like doing a pure love story.

It has been a while since I did something like that.

When I heard the script, I loved it.

I felt it was a pure vintage romance, something I hadn't done before.

As I heard the narration, I couldn't tell where it was going.

I loved the period flavour, music, the conflict...

You shot Sita Ramam through the pandemic.

We shot the Kashmir portions in March 2021.

After that, our entire schedule got pushed to November.

It was excruciating, but all of us believed in it.

I wouldn't have done it if I didn't believe in it.

It's amazing how boyish you look in the film when you are actually 36.

I know. But I am ready to play my age now.

I have occupied that boy zone for 10 years now.

I feel I need to man up now.

You did a goofy love story recently, Hey Sinamika. What did you think of it?

(Laughs) I did it for the director.

This was choreographer Brinda's directorial debut and I simply had to be part of it.

She has made a large contribution to my career.

My image as a romantic hero owes a lot to her dance steps.

Besides, I liked my character. He was unlike anything I had done before.