Was set to direct Rajinikanth but it didn’t materialise:Prithviraj

Kochi, PTI: Malayalam cinema star Prithviraj Sukumaran says he came close to directing Tamil superstar Rajinikanth in a movie but he couldn’t get the script ready well in time. Sukumaran, who made his directorial debut with 2019’s “Lucifer”, said A Subaskaran of Lyca Productions once approached him for a project starring Rajinikanth under his banner. The actor-director was speaking at the teaser launch of Mohanlal-starrer “L2: Empuraan”, the upcoming sequel to “Lucifer”, on Sunday.

“Subaskaran sir first reached out to me by allowing me to do a film for Lyca Productions, starring Rajinikanth sir. The opportunity was so good for a new director like me, and I tried my best to see if I could come up with something.

“Subaskaran sir wanted the project to happen within a particular timeline. Since I’m a part-time director, I couldn’t come up with a subject for the producer. So, that didn’t happen,” Sukumaran told reporters here. While the film with Lyca Productions and Rajinikanth didn’t materialise, it led to the beginning of a friendship between the actor and Subaskaran, he added. Sukumaran also revealed that the production banner wanted to collaborate with him as an actor on an “ambitious movie”.