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An Interview with Singer
Hariharan

Harikaran

Should I love? I am ready! - Hariharan

It was a different experience for all those who were assembled there.

Everybody knows Hariharan, the singer who renders his head as well as his matted hair. But on the other day, a feeling of wonderment gleamed in the eyes of all the spectators. All of them saw the famous singer undergoing a metamorphosis as an actor. Yes, Hariharan was showing great reflexes to the order of 'Action'!. The Singer-turned actor easily entered into the character assigned to him and gave the necessary expressions on his face, doing justice to his role in the film, 'Power of Woman'.

Surely, that day would have become an unforgettable one for the singer-actor. He met the array of questions posed by the media men who surrounded him with all comfort, composure and gaiety. His answers were crystal-clear and pointed.

"What is the prime reason for your becoming an actor?"

"When opportunity came by, I just gave my nod as the character given to me was a good one. Moreover, I am not at all new to acting. It was no sudden decision for me to act. I have gained the needed experience as I have already acted for my album, 'Colonial Cousins'. Truth to tell, I have all along been nursing a desire within me to blossom as an actor also.

Hariharan has accepted the role of a singer-cum-painter conceived by Director Jeyadevi. Mutters he, "Hereafter, I would be acting continuously in films". There was a luster of genuine, earnest desire in his eyes as he spoke those words.

Harikaran

"When you aspire to become a regular actor you must be ready to sing, dance and even to romance. And I am prepared to do my bit!" Hariharan means what he tells. In keeping with the latest cinema fashion of reducing one's weight, Hariharan also striven to decrease his body weight for the past four months.

He converses in Tamil, freely mingling with English. So, how would he manage with his language problem?

"I have donned the character of a foreign-returned person in this film. So, I am allowed to mix both Tamil and English without any inhibition as I act in this film. In the event of getting an acting chance in future and if it is required of me to talk only in Tamil throughout the film, well, I will sit down to master Tamil in all respects and thus I will rise to the occasion." Ya, although Hariharan is a Tamilian, he has much to learn about Tamil, his own mother tongue. There are miles to go before he handles Tamil well.

At last, the interview reached the point of talking about his famous matted hair. Naturally, the situation became a light-hearted one.

If you want to act in films, an occasion may arise demanding you to part with the matted hair, which you are fondling so much. What will you do then?

This long hair is the mark of my identity. And as such how can I cut it away?

What would you do if a situation warrants you to act in the role of a police official?

Well, Can't I hide my hair within the hat?

How can you manage to hide your hair like that throughout a full film?

You people won't leave me that easily! I am an ardent fan of Sivaji Sir. If it is a dire necessity, well, I have to emulate the great actor whom I adore. Like him, I must also change my get-up so as to suit the role earmarked to me. One has to change when it is exigent and essential. Were I to be caught in the situation mentioned by you, I am prepared even to shave off my dear hair. I mean I don't mind acting as a shaven headed man also.

There is determination in the tone of Hariharan.