Devara cinematographer Rathnavelu was speaking to a TV channel Mahaa Max as part of the promotions. During an interview he was sharing about his experience of working for the film Devara and NTR. He stated that he has seen only two persons in his entire career who can dance without practice – one is Thalapathy Vijay and another is Jr NTR.
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Jr NTR Is Lightning Quick
“When it comes to dancing NTR garu is lightning quick and has double and triple speed. When dancers are struggling to get the moves, NTR garu just comes and sees and then goes for the take, he has that much dance in his body. He’s done Kuchipudi and all other dances,” shared Rathnavelu.
NTR Likes Thalapathy Vijay’s Dance Moves
Interestingly, NTR who is such a good dancer, recently in Tamil Nadu, said that he likes Thalapathy Vijay’s dance moves. “Vijay is a wonderful dancer. I worked with Vijay in films like Thirumalai, Bagavathi, etc. He is an extraordinary dancer. Only two people in my life come to the set, see and then perform the dance – Thalapathy Vijay and Jr NTR – because in the body itself they have rhythm. So what NTR garu said is correct. dance should not look like dance, it should look like fluid movement,” added Rathnavelu.
The cameraman further stated that he and Jr NTR were supposed to collaborate for a film. Although they have been planning for a decade, things did not materialise. “After a long time I am glad that I did Devara,” said Rathnavelu, adding that when director Koratala Siva narrated the story he was instantly hooked to the subject.