Vikram stuns in seven different looks in Cobra!

Vikram is known to give his all when it comes to sporting various looks in his films. Be it gaining weight, going skinny or getting into a disguise, the actor gives it his all. And this time, in Ajay Gnanamuthu’s Cobra, he has seven different looks.

Speaking to us from Russia, Ajay says, “Apart from the protagonist’s role (the look in the centre), Vikram plays a priest, an old Chinese man, a Russian guy, an English man, a politician and a retro guy. Only Vikram sir can pull off these roles. He is known to go into his performance zone, and we wanted to do something that he hasn’t done before. So, he would be playing these characters for the first time. If you ask me if he’s playing seven different roles in the film, I can’t answer now. Let’s hold on to the suspense for now. It is like a pack of cards; if I reveal one card, everything else would be out.”

But Ajay says that every character has an important role in the film. “I think we would be one of those few film units who shot for the first look for over six-seven days. Creating every look took about seven to eight hours. Vikram sir is sporting long hair now. Also, there are characters that are on the heavier side for which he’d put on weight. So, the prosthetic makeup and creating the entire look took us this long,” says Ajay. The director also says that each of the character has variations. “Each character speaks and walks differently. The mannerisms are different, too. Vikram sir is quite excited about the way these looks have turned out.”

Cobra, a suspense-action-thriller will also have a psychological angle, says the director. “At present, we are shooting in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Almost 70 per cent of the shoot is over. We plan to wrap up this schedule by mid-March. There will be around 15 to 20 days of shoot left, which we will be filming in Chennai and Kolkata.”