Vijay Sethupathi says he wants to be as dedicated as Rajinikanth

Actor Vijay Sethupathi who plays the lead in director Balaji Tharaneetharans eagerly awaited Tamil film Baththa has said that he wishes to be as dedicated in his work as Superstar Rajinikanth wasParticipating in the audio launch event of the film which was held at the Sathyabama Engineering college in the city the actor among other things said The one person who Ive looked up to with fascination and have been totally in awe of is Superstar RajinikanthHe went on to explain I had recently acted in a scene in Jailer 2 I had gone to the sets It was just a small shot He Rajinikanth and I were supposed to talk about something Director Nelson came in with betel nuts leaves and cloves and told Rajinikanth Please use it if you need it For the kind of experience Rajinikanth sir has he did not have to rehearse But he took a piece of clove some betal nuts and started chewing on them even as he began folding the betal leaves I realised he was checking the time I took to speak the dialogues and if they were synchronised to the time he took to fold the betal leaf He rehearsed it some five to six timesVijay Sethupathi said If there is one thing that I wholeheartedly long and wish for it is that till the time I die if I am an actor I have to be like that I wish to be as dedicated in my work as he is For the unaware the makers had recently released a glimpse video from the film titled The world of BaththaThe glimpse video opens with all those close to Baththa eagerly awaiting his return It is evident that the film is set in the eighties While Baththas daughter says she is scared and wants her dad to return his brother is seen exuding confidence that his brother will return A small kid is seen saying Everybody is scared of him but he isnt scared of anything The glimpse video also goes on to show that people expect a big crime to happen and the police are seen asking people if they suspect anybodyAll through the glimpse video Baththa comes across as a ruffian who keeps bashing people The glimpse video also gives the impression that he is not the ideal husband There is a scene where he is seen spitting out food served to him by his wife In another sequence we see his wife played by Lijomol Jose asking him where he was and that they were searching for him He replies to her in an arrogant tone You shouldnt search for me I will be found by myselfStarring Vijay Sethupathi and Lijomol Jose in the lead roles lsquoBaththarsquo has been directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan who is best known for having delivered the superhit film Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom and presented by well known director AtleeOn the technical front Baththa has music by Sai Abhyankkar and cinematography by Selvakumar SK R Kalaivanan has taken care of the films editing while T Muthuraj has served as its Production Designer The film is slated for a worldwide theatrical release on October 1 2026This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever